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I feel like this is a misunderstanding how strict Mendelian genetics is. Most evolutionary theorists think more like physicists and do realize every trait is selectable.
This... Mendel's law is only applicable to a really small hand full of traits.
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I've talked to people who have miscarried, and the parent post is actually a fine, lighthearted summary of the most reassuring conclusion that they came to: there was something off genetically and the potential child would have had severe health issues. I don't think it's out of place or off color in a discussion of conception.
That's quite the generalization you're making. It doesn't apply nearly to all people, especially for couples who miscarry at a very late stage in the pregnancy. A friend of mine to who had the misfortune of this happening to him described it as the "worst thing he could ever image happening to a person" - they were mentally broken for months. So I wouldn't say this is a lighthearted comment to make, especially if you…
Stillbirth is rare. Miscarriage is incredibly common.
Both are painful I suspect a stillbirth far more so. The difference is that people shouldn't expect a stillbirth anymore than the death of a child - there is no need to prepare for it as a likely outcome. Meanwhile if you are intending to have more than one birth child you are more likely to experience miscarriage than not - it is better to be ready for it than have it come as a total surprise.
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You cannot throw this kind of jokes around given how this subject can be hard to read for people to which it happened. HN is a community with people of lot of different backgrounds so it's important to be careful.
Apology aside, I'd like to add, I was also trying to suggest (perhaps poorly) there are times (e.g., miscarriage) when Mother Nature is actually do a positive. That is, it realizes something is off target. Mind you, I get the couple is often guttes. But emotions aside, it's a biological positive.
When you experience this the only thing that helps is understanding that it is nothing you did but a simple case of things not having worked.
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That's quite the generalization you're making. It doesn't apply nearly to all people, especially for couples who miscarry at a very late stage in the pregnancy. A friend of mine to who had the misfortune of this happening to him described it as the "worst thing he could ever image happening to a person" - they were mentally broken for months. So I wouldn't say this is a lighthearted comment to make, especially if you…
Late in the pregnancy it is called a stillbirth rather than a miscarriage. Stillbirth is rare. Miscarriage is incredibly common. Both are painful I suspect a stillbirth far more so. The difference is that people shouldn't expect a stillbirth anymore than the death of a child - there is no need to prepare for it as a likely outcome. Meanwhile if you are intending to have more than one birth child you are more likely t…
I feel like this is a misunderstanding how strict Mendelian genetics is. Most evolutionary theorists think more like physicists and do realize every trait is selectable.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Apology aside, I'd like to add, I was also trying to suggest (perhaps poorly) there are times (e.g., miscarriage) when Mother Nature is actually do a positive. That is, it realizes something is off target. Mind you, I get the couple is often guttes. But emotions aside, it's a biological positive.
Don't apologize. You said nothing wrong. When you experience this the only thing that helps is understanding that it is nothing you did but a simple case of things not having worked.
I agree, on the surface my intent (from my POV) was not to offend. That said, I can see how my word / idea choice could have been better.
The apology is to acknowledge that yes I could have done better and then even if I didn't mean to offend the receiver's does still have value. Human to human, I wanted to acknowledge that.
Perhaps not very HN but I'm comfortable with that ;)
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This... Mendel's law is only applicable to a really small hand full of traits.
Try saying that around a geneticist :( most i know consider mendelian genetics to apply to everything and nearly all traits/phylogenies are considered monogenic.
i.e. Mr. "It seems to be, first of all, from what I understand from doctors, it’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down."
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Don't apologize. You said nothing wrong. When you experience this the only thing that helps is understanding that it is nothing you did but a simple case of things not having worked.
While I don't like his politics, I am a proponent of Frank Luntz's "It's not what you say, it's what they hear." I agree, on the surface my intent (from my POV) was not to offend. That said, I can see how my word / idea choice could have been better. The apology is to acknowledge that yes I could have done better and then even if I didn't mean to offend the receiver's does still have value. Human to human, I wanted t…