by charliebrownout » Mon 12 May 2008, 16:41:05
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If you want to say the sins of the father should pass to the son... The reason you and everyone else's genes have survived through the aeons to this day owes itself to some morally questionable behavior somewhere in your family tree. They don't call it survival of the fittest for nothing.
Maybe, maybe not. It seems like such a crap shoot. Inherited traits are quite different from inherited bank rolls, though.
As for the sins passing on, I would say, in some cases they do. At least, insofar as the offspring adopt the beliefs/practices of evil ancestors.
The royals are a pretty good example.
Beyond that, speaking of eugenics, if the royals and the "elites" are the fittest the human race really is screwed. They aren't exactly the prettiest or the brightest cast of characters.
Seriously, take the elite's money and make them work for their survival. How many (aside from the self-made) could do it?