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by scatterhead 1289 days ago
Nothing about the parent's comment assumed a metaphysical identity.

It's unambiguously true that no one chose their genes or their childhood environment. That statement doesn't require a metaphysical chooser who might have made the choice.
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tdba 1289 days ago
No one chooses their genes because to a very important extent you are your genes. There is no meaningful "you" that could have done the choosing.
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scatterhead 1289 days ago
The fact that it could not be otherwise doesn't make it incoherent to say that you didn't choose your genes.

What's the underlying point you're trying to get across? It doesn't seem like a productive thing to go on about.

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cuteboy19 1289 days ago
That is not true. People may share genes but may not share identity
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tdba 1289 days ago
As I said, to a very important extent it is true. Identical twins have a lot more in common than any other two people, even close siblings, often even when they are separated at birth. This gets us into semantics about what "identity" is, but that is indeed the issue that I'm trying to raise anyway.

> Modern twin studies have concluded that almost all traits are partly influenced by genetic differences.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_study

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