Since I’ve been talking not only about the Neanderthal Predation theory but also about Danny Vendramini’s teem theory, I’d like to add that it’s worth reading the preface to Vendramini’s second book.
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Since I’ve been talking not only about the Neanderthal Predation theory but also about Danny Vendramini’s teem theory, I’d like to add that it’s worth reading the preface to Vendramini’s second book.
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Tangentially speaking, I’m not sure if these anecdotes (I mentioned this book to you before) would provide some evidence that – if not necessarily at the level of lasting DNA modification proposed by Teem Theory – traumatic experiences can at least physically alter the body permanently (albeit in harmful ways in these examples).
All quotes taken from “Structural Brain Changes in Psychotic Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, and After Childhood Adversity”, Chap. 10 of Psychosis, Trauma, and Dissociation by Andrew Moskowitz.
I have indented your quotation.
P.S. I should say, I haven’t read The Second Evolution (but will be buying it soon).
If I had to guess, I’d say the process worked similar to the ‘stress hormones’ explanation references by Moskowitz, except to such a degree that it impacted the DNA itself, and initially damaged the structure, followed by some type of catalytic biological process, of the type Stuart Kauffman writes about (as opposed to simply damaging the brain). I would have to find a book on quantum chemistry to explain it properly at molecular level. I’ll look forward to reading what he has to say, to save me rather a lot of effort.
How would you incorporate what Moskowitz says into Vendramini’s bigger picture? When does trauma cause irrevocable physical damage and when is it useful? Or would you say the first few generations experiencing it were ‘lost’ for the sake of the long term adaptive gain?
Frankly, I don’t know what to say…