Hmmmm....just like all human beings, no? Precisely the point I'm making. But that wasn't clear to some in earlier generations who didn't mix with other races and so had to rely on prejudiced reporting and accepted the media stereotypes. Bit off topic though: it's the discovery that our experiences can alter how our DNA affects our children. So bad habits are not *just* passed on by kids mimicking parents' behaviour.
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, <emilymaenot@...> wrote: Re: "and know that some can be complete arseholes, some can be regular folks and some can be generous, warm-hearted and attractive. " Hmmmm....just like all human beings, no? Excuse you? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Re "Seems hard to believe - my grandpap drank copious amounts of moonshine and hated black folks as did my pappy, but those decisions have not made their way into my energy field.": Not hard to believe at all. I have very different attitude to blacks than did my grandparents because they knew next-to-nothing about blacks never having met one! I - and no doubt you - have worked alongside blacks - and other races - and know that some can be complete arseholes, some can be regular folks and some can be generous, warm-hearted and attractive. Our knowledge has expanded and that has had a corresponding effect on our outlooks. Genetics isn't fatalistic destiny - unless we're talking ginger hair and skin tone - but it can modify our tendencies. The interesting thing about the article I linked to is that it suggests your behaviour can tweak your descendents' characteristics. Never tried moonshine; is it any good? ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, <mjackson74@...> wrote: seems hard to believe - my grandpap drank copious amounts of moonshine and hated black folks as did my pappy, but those decisions have not made their way into my energy field. -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 10/16/13, s3raphita@... mailto:s3raphita@... <s3raphita@... mailto:s3raphita@...> wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] Think of the children To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 9:16 PM We’ve long been told our genes are our destiny. But it’s now thought they can be changed by habit, lifestyle, even finances. What does this mean for our children? Your bad habits – smoking, overeating – can be passed onto your offspring, and even further down the hereditary line. Or, put another way: your grandfather was making lifestyle decisions that affect you today.http://tinyurl.com/qhso6vx http://tinyurl.com/qhso6vx The Lord is long suffering . . . visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation. Numbers 14:18