I finished the book switching back and forth between the Kindle and Audible versions. Everything changes, everything stays the same. I know a bit about epigenetics. There is no excuse for the willful ignorance people have to engage in to stay in the cult that is today’s Republican Party. People overcome genetic deficits all the time. I hope pointing it out does not offend, but the author’s last name is Larson, not Larsen. I am jealous of your green thumb.
Love the garlic! I’ve expanded my garden this year, will check your source for next year’s plantings!
I’m one of those southerners. Landowners who became land poor after the war. Interesting discussion. My mother, born 1928 and college educated, resembled the mother in “The Help”. The upbringing was the sense of ‘noblesse oblige’. Until a beloved housekeeper sided with my dad during the divorce and was subsequently let go for ‘stealing the silver’. I credit education and travel, plus a rebellious nature for my 180° rejection of those attitudes. The proliferation of confederate flags outside the south makes me wonder if those who left the south after the war took their genes, and their prejudices, with them, along with consigning their offspring to lives of poverty and hate. Very interesting read. Thanks.
Bill, another excellent bit of writing and a good thought challenge about epigenetics. Although I am aware that one’s DNA changes as one’s environment changes over an unknown multiple of birth death cycles, I doubt owning slaves or hating black people could be encoded.
Instead I think what is encoded is a preference for similarity (of all aspects of “us”).
That built in bias is amplified by some, whose culture supports negative amplification.
Others run a minimization on the desire for similarity.
We can choose minimization or amplification of the encoded preference for similarity.
Thanks for this Bill. That will be my next read. I grow garlic too. Plant in October and harvest usually in July. Then keep the bigger cloves, plant in October and devour the rest. You won’t find a vampire anywhere near my house.
I finished the book in one sitting. I am a speed reader who took the course 60 years ago because I wanted to be an attorney. Vietnam got in the way before the VA sent me to law school. The book is great, I too am a Civil War reader and have read almost all of the books on the subject. If you want a really good read read get Grant's autobiography. As far as epigenetics is concerned, I will spend some time learning about it. Thank you for mentioning epigenetics.
Between now and the election, I am going to be a giant stress ball. Garllic helps to lower one's blood pressure, am I right? Honestly at this point, I will vote *almost* anyone as long as it's not Donald Trump. Regarding epigenetics, we can breed in love just as well as hate. In the end, love always wins. Thanks for a thought-provoking post today.
I finished the book switching back and forth between the Kindle and Audible versions. Everything changes, everything stays the same. I know a bit about epigenetics. There is no excuse for the willful ignorance people have to engage in to stay in the cult that is today’s Republican Party. People overcome genetic deficits all the time. I hope pointing it out does not offend, but the author’s last name is Larson, not Larsen. I am jealous of your green thumb.
No offense at all. Thanks Pen!
Every day people wake up for another day and they can make choices about beliefs and behaviors. Epigenetics be damned :)
I guess I should have proof read one more time. Corrected - thanks again.
Love the garlic! I’ve expanded my garden this year, will check your source for next year’s plantings!
I’m one of those southerners. Landowners who became land poor after the war. Interesting discussion. My mother, born 1928 and college educated, resembled the mother in “The Help”. The upbringing was the sense of ‘noblesse oblige’. Until a beloved housekeeper sided with my dad during the divorce and was subsequently let go for ‘stealing the silver’. I credit education and travel, plus a rebellious nature for my 180° rejection of those attitudes. The proliferation of confederate flags outside the south makes me wonder if those who left the south after the war took their genes, and their prejudices, with them, along with consigning their offspring to lives of poverty and hate. Very interesting read. Thanks.
Bill, another excellent bit of writing and a good thought challenge about epigenetics. Although I am aware that one’s DNA changes as one’s environment changes over an unknown multiple of birth death cycles, I doubt owning slaves or hating black people could be encoded.
Instead I think what is encoded is a preference for similarity (of all aspects of “us”).
That built in bias is amplified by some, whose culture supports negative amplification.
Others run a minimization on the desire for similarity.
We can choose minimization or amplification of the encoded preference for similarity.
Thanks for this Bill. That will be my next read. I grow garlic too. Plant in October and harvest usually in July. Then keep the bigger cloves, plant in October and devour the rest. You won’t find a vampire anywhere near my house.
I finished the book in one sitting. I am a speed reader who took the course 60 years ago because I wanted to be an attorney. Vietnam got in the way before the VA sent me to law school. The book is great, I too am a Civil War reader and have read almost all of the books on the subject. If you want a really good read read get Grant's autobiography. As far as epigenetics is concerned, I will spend some time learning about it. Thank you for mentioning epigenetics.
Fantastic!! I will read further. How are you and family doing?
Best,
Rob Rubin
Between now and the election, I am going to be a giant stress ball. Garllic helps to lower one's blood pressure, am I right? Honestly at this point, I will vote *almost* anyone as long as it's not Donald Trump. Regarding epigenetics, we can breed in love just as well as hate. In the end, love always wins. Thanks for a thought-provoking post today.