GENOPOLITICS
Why are we drawn towards different political parties? Why do we favor certain ideologies over others? Is it really all about which politician raises the most money or uses the most persuasive propaganda? Is our decision-making process entirely a conscious one? Or could there be a more complex explanation that we are forbidden from acknowledging?
Do our genetics play a role in our political orientations? How about our childhood environments shaping our brains and affecting our unconscious predilections? Have geneticists identified specific genes that influence us politically? Are there other underlying factors that influence us towards one end of the political spectrum or the other? What could these revelations tell us about ourselves and about society? Is this information known by powerful groups with nefarious agendas? How are our genetic predispositions and psychological impulses being leveraged at the voting booth?
Can we break free from these tendencies if we learn about how nature and nurture have shaped our preferences? GENOPOLITICS is a lecture series exploring these fascinating and controversial questions that are verboten in today’s political discourse.
I just watched your interview with John – he is a special person.
i am looking forward to watching this series. I have been down many paths in my life’s journey of discovery. I know two things with certainty.
There is nothing new under the sun.
Human “nature” doesn’t change no matter how advanced we become or how much we understand why we do what we do.
These are the reasons I was drawn to the Conservative (the real,deal,not the post-modern or CINO kind) movement. Accepting the nature & behavior of man and working with that as a fundamental truth. Also that we are children of G-d and Life is precious. Rejecting centralization and master planning as it robs the individual of his agency.
i.e. Govt. does A to force people to do B, some will do B, but most people will find a way around B to do C because it is in their best interest to do so. The forcing of behavior always causes unintended consequences and those are always bad.
It was true 1,000 years ago and it will be true 1,000 years from now (as long as we defeat the idea of transhumanism).
it will be interesting to see how you will change your mind about some things as your baby grows into a toddler then a kid with their own will. It happens to all parents. You will learn much from that little human. Enjoy every day!