Are our fundemental beliefs in our DNA (Buddhism, Mormon, America)
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No. I'd be willing to entertain the notion a gene that affects our need to appeal to authority figures, which in turn may affect our need to believe in the biggest authority figure of all, but there's no specific [insert religion name here] gene.
Some people think there is a gay gene, and criminal gene. Is there a Christian gene? A Jewish gene?
I don't think there's a Christian gene or a Jewish gene or anything that specific. However, people who understand the Meyers-Briggs personality designations well will tell you that people who have "S" and "J" in their personality type are much more inclined to have spiritual inclinations than people who don't. Research seems to bear this out.
In respect to nature vs. nurture ,
religion would definatively be considered nurture. Religions are based on rules/rulers and rules have to be taught thus they can be considered learned inherited traits.
I don't think there's a Christian gene or a Jewish gene or anything that specific. However, people who understand the Meyers-Briggs personality designations well will tell you that people who have "S" and "J" in their personality type are much more inclined to have spiritual inclinations than people who don't. Research seems to bear this out.
Now that you mention it, someone posted a thread a few weeks ago where they matched up MBTI personality types with likely religious preferences. The only one I remember was when they matched INTPs with Buddhism, just because it happens to be accurate in my case.
In respect to nature vs. nurture ,
religion would definitively be considered nurture. Religions are based on rules/rulers and rules have to be taught thus they can be considered learned inherited traits.
riddle solved?
............over time religion may have become part of our basic traits ....as if it was DNA( I know not).........where you find certain religions predominate you find certain benefits and certain problems ...maybe some are obvious , so to not insight a riot, I trust you can think of some examples. All systems run down unless maintained carefully. Churches, governments, family, cities and towns. Bad Religion is the result of bad DNA. Or something close to DNA....(damaged, toxic brains).....so inherit in the being of all peoples, that a management of the problem is the only way. It can not be removed in this life. Some fight it , some accept it. Any problem is a question mark, until it it solved. What I say is it must be brought under Good Management. This problem seems to me to be a constant presence, with out end, like death,weeds, sickness, accidents . When peoples believe there is not a better way, or there's is the only way,,,,,,,it seems amiss. But there is one who said " I AM the WAY"......was He Right?
Fundamental beliefs have nothing to do with our dna.
...........Does DNA have anything to do with our belief.......some people are Questioning Their religion based on new DNA studies..........The Mormon Prophets told American Indians that they were from Jewish blood lines, but it appears no to match the DNA
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