Should hereditary determine religion?

[Awaiting_the_fifth]

Originally Posted by Postmaster

But I mean it's not exactly a break through discovery, genetic heritage can also lead to cancers, Neuro disorders, diabetes, and just about any medical condition around. So why not personality traits?

I would say that it IS a break through discovery if that is true. Genetic heretidge can cause a pre-disposition to cancer, I'm pretty sure diabetes is not genetic, it is usually caused by something fairly late in life. I dont know about Neuro disorders, you would have to be more specific on that.

Our personalities are formed by groups of neurons fusing together in our brians. These fusings occur because of our environment and experiences. It is possible that some very VERY low level personality traits can be genetic, these are caused by the way the brain is initially constructed, but these traits are what we would call instinct, the need for food and sex for example.

Originally Posted by Postmaster

if not you have to leave your child with the choice and they will either say religion is for nut cases or start to think negativity of other religions they disprove to justify one true correct one.

This is simply not true. My Uncle was not born into a religious family, he did not discover religion until he met my Aunt and they got married, now he is a Catholic Deacon.

I cannot see why someone with native religion would be any less likely to criticize other religions as being false than someone with a chosen religion. Do YOU not consider that everyone other than Christians are wrong?

And how do you know that we are not Nut Cases?

[Postmaster]

I'm pretty sure diabetes is not genetic,

woah... Take a look here

Our personalities are formed by groups of neurons fusing together in our brians.

I'm afraid no fusing occurs, it's an electro-chemical connection, a tiny gap between all neurons in the brain and body Of course our environment influences these connections and also our conscious choices but genes also play a part in this. A child doesn't have to learn how to look for the milk from it's mother after birth, these are things that are Pre-wired in our head, like many things and even from our ancestors and family. If were passing on AIDS to our children and other negative stuff, why not something positive that is not material..

[truthseeker]

Diabetes can be genetic - some people have to adjust thier diets so they can avoid the diagnosis.

Personality traits are not inherited biologically, they are learned. A fetus is alive in the womb and picks up on situations going on with the mother and outside of the womb. A mother who is constantly sad while carrying her child often gives birth to a child that cries alot. A child born into a happy and loving household is often friendly with strangers. Though often difficult, we can break away from learned behavior.

[Postmaster]

Well, I heard some weird stories... For instance a person getting a transplant from a person of a different ethnicity to them only to start acting more like the ethnicity of the person they got the transplant from, even without knowing it...

Personality does get influence from inherited genes, all you have to do is look for the information.

http://www.wilderdom.com/personality...lity.html#Big5

Whoseeeeee right?

[mee]

Originally Posted by Awaiting_the_fifth

I may be well out of line here, but I cant help thinking that it is very, very wrong to define yourself within a religious group simply because of birth. There are enough problems in the world caused by religion without making it hereditary and hence, hollow.

I AGREE. And a great crowd from ALL nations is being gathered to worship in the right way . and the gathering goes on . REVELATION 7;9-10