[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.