[dghughes]

From what is known the people we call Neanderthal were intelligent and were empathetic. They made seashell jewellery and they buried their dead covered in flowers. I'd be proud to have a high percentage.

[ehwhwhwhahhwh]

Assuming free will exists, why will you be proud/ashamed of something like your dna which is not in your control?

[jankyxenon]

Frame your argument a little differently - you're saying you can't be proud / ashamed of anything your parents have done (that you didn't contribute to).

[ehwhwhwhahhwh]

Of course. How is it so hard to understand?

Will you send a child to prison for crimes committed by their parents if the parents ended up dead by the time found guilty?

[jankyxenon]

Pride or shame is by definition a feeling not legal culpability. A feeling.

Human brains seem wired to have strong feelings about their kin or tribe. So, yes, I would think having neutral feelings about your parents would be a hard thing to understand for most people.

[mewpmewp2]

Because it is in my DNA to be proud of it.

[ehwhwhwhahhwh]

Nice. Put that in resume and LinkedIn as well.

[ggambetta]

You're technically correct and I agree with you, but you're missing the broader point: the goal of GP comment was to make the author of GGP comment feel better about having a high percentage of neanderthal DNA.

[ehwhwhwhahhwh]

I understand the motive behind your goal and appreciate the effort but disagree with the logic.