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Retrograde

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4. If the babies were raised and kept
Thu May 2, 2024, 11:59 PM
May 2024

in strictly controlled environments. Unfortunately (or fortunately) experimenting on humans like this is frowned upon in most societies.

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Absolutely. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2024 #1
a study using hundreds of other babies might answer the baby vs sister thing msongs May 2024 #2
If the babies were raised and kept Retrograde May 2024 #4
The nearest thing to studies like that is studies of identical twins and triplets wnylib May 2024 #6
My dad was gone by the age of 5, but after I reconnected Bluethroughu May 2024 #3
Yes, that possibility occurred to me, too. wnylib May 2024 #7
I believe it 100%. Bluethroughu May 2024 #21
Apparently my great aunt, sister to my grandmother, wnylib May 2024 #22
She may not have agreed with your mom on life's approach, Bluethroughu May 2024 #23
I don't know and never will. They're all deceased now, except me, obviously. wnylib May 2024 #24
That is an incredible history. Bluethroughu May 2024 #25
Yeah, it's quite a family story. I learned the full story wnylib May 2024 #30
My mother commented to once sdfernando May 2024 #5
my opinion - it is absolutely foolish to try to discount or explain away stopdiggin May 2024 #8
I think that some traits might be inherited but expressed in different ways wnylib May 2024 #11
you are, of course, correct in pointing to stopdiggin May 2024 #15
Very true that not all paths are open to everyone or wnylib May 2024 #16
totally agree. and, yes, we had gotten a little far afield there hadn't we? stopdiggin May 2024 #19
. wnylib May 2024 #20
but, yeah ... how many of us have NOT been exposed to, stopdiggin May 2024 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib May 2024 #10
Twins are a fascinating data point in understanding self-consciousness or individuality sanatanadharma May 2024 #12
I've pondered those questions also. Elessar Zappa May 2024 #17
Is behavior inherited? Watch a bird build a nest, or a spider build a web. Midnight Writer May 2024 #13
Free choice and free will edhopper May 2024 #14
I wonder when watching AFV involving kids doing crazy or strange stuff LiberalFighter May 2024 #18
Maybe like this? True Dough May 2024 #27
My paternal grandfather died before I was born but I share several behaviors Siwsan May 2024 #26
My earlier posts were about my maternal grandmother and me, but wnylib May 2024 #31
For what it's worth, I'm turning into my father. Arne May 2024 #28
My mom is visiting right now JustAnotherGen May 2024 #29
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