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[–] Inquisitioner 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Behaviour has not been and cannot be associated with genetics

It already has, and to a statistically significant degree. Take birds as an example. Their temperament, practices, rituals, etc. are all controlled by their genes.

Insofar as we are immaterial (our spirit) we obey immaterial principles that pertain to the immaterial.

The key point being "insofar." How far is it? Not very. The wiggle-room within which free will could exist is the realm of quantum physics, as it is inherently very wild and unpredictable. When you go from the quantum level to the neuronal level, that wild-factor is, while real, not nearly as significant as the deterministic behaviors.

Now calculate the probability of entire villages changing their behaviour entirely after baptism and catechesis.

After 4 generations of no outside pressure by the Vatican, minimal change will have occurred. This already happened with Islam. Africans went from writing voodoo symbols on their voodoo charms, to writing Koranic verses on those same voodoo charms. All that changed was the coat of paint, because the underlying element (Africans) was still the same.

Traits != Behaviour.

Behavior is a trait.

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[–] PeaceSeeker ago  (edited ago)

Take birds as an example. Their temperament, practices, rituals, etc. are all controlled by their genes.

I am not talking about animals with irrational souls; I am talking about humans with rational souls who therefore possess free will. It is an ontological difference. What you are saying is correct when applied to irrational creatures because they do not possess free will. It is false when applied to rational creatures (human beings, made in the image and likeness of God).

When you go from the quantum level to the neuronal level, that wild-factor is, while real, not nearly as significant as the deterministic behaviors.

It is entirely significant because it is the essence of human behaviour itself.

All that changed was the coat of paint, because the underlying element (Africans) was still the same.

No ontological change takes place when converting to Islam. Guiding principles do differ, which may influence decisions somewhat, but there is no grace involved, and therefore no elevation of the nature whatsoever. As for Christian Africans, you are correct that they would revert to their old ways if the faith was lost, which might result if "pressure from the Vatican" was withdrawn, since sin would predominate due to concupiscence, which would deprive the Africans of the sanctifying grace received at Baptism, and without priests to hear confessions that sanctifying grace could not be restored.

The same thing has happened in the West, revealing just how low the nature of Europeans is also when without grace.

Behavior is a trait.

No, it is the sum total of all decisions, and decisions are the actions that follow deliberation, and deliberation is a conscious act of the free will unique to rational souls.

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[–] Inquisitioner 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

It is false when applied to rational creatures

Incorrect. Disabling parts of the brain with magnets weakens faith in God, as an example. Ergo, faith is below biological function.

decisions are the actions that follow deliberation, and deliberation is a conscious act of the free will unique to rational souls.

Replicable in machines. Not unique. General intelligence and creativity is still special to humans over computers, but not unique to humans; dolphins are a good example of this, though their creative output is limited by a lack of manipulative appendages.

no elevation of the nature whatsoever

Becoming Catholic doesn't change your genes, or your brain structure. Mechanically, the brain overrides faith.

which might result if "pressure from the Vatican" was withdrawn

WOULD result, and DOES result, not "might." African genetic inclinations, particularly lower time preference and higher aggression, push them further from Catholic ideals. Your ideology isn't natural for them, and can only be maintained by constant pushing against nature, not with it. It would be like trying to make an Aboriginal into a Theoretical Physicist; only possible by taking resources and effort away from your own people to prop others up. Speaking of which, your non-Catholic racial kin are still higher priorities than Africans. They produce more benefit to you, they are closer to you, they are more meaningful to you, and your fate is entwined most strongly with theirs.

Rome is a good example of how whites still tend to create freedom-loving, individualist societies in the absence of Catholicism. There is also a strong evolutionary basis for whites leaning towards individualism; hence why we have the most varied eye and hair colors of any race.