I brought with me knowledge from my ancestors to see,hear,stand up,listen and smell.How come I don't know how to sail and navigate the way my great grandfather and his father and grandfather did.
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I'm supposing that you are referring to the idea that acquired knowledge is stored in neurons, which would seem to indicate that the knowledge was coded into DNA.  IFF this were true, then there is no reason why that DNA would be present in gametel cells, those used to pass on genetic information through childbirth.  Again IFF both of these did occur somehow, you would still only recieve half of that information from each parent.  So, you might have knowledge of how to steer or how to set a sail, but you wouldn't have the knowledge of the in-between actions.  Finally, let's imagine that these all happened to work out fine, your ancestors stored their knowledge in DNA, that DNA was present in gametal cells, and you inherited a full set of the information; the problem is that the information on a DNA strand is accessed sequentially.  The body does not access the DNA code for creating gametal cells until a person is about 12.  It also doesn't use the code for rapid growth until the same time period.  So, in all likelihood, IFF the three preceding requirements were met, you still wouldn't access the information until it was time, perhaps when you begin studying how sail.
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Learned something new again.  I did not know the answer either.
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I wasn't alive 100 years ago
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no one really taught me i just learned about as i grew up.
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I would without a second glace say that one person was my grandmother she raised me by her self on her disabilty check I to now find that since she has passed away i do catch myself saying things she said to me and doing things on a day to day bases the same way she always did with out a doupt my grandmother was a angel and now has her wings to boot!
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well if you study for your history exam but you can't remember anything what good have you done. Find out how you learn (touch, visual, listening) that will lead you to how you should study
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ya know that is kinda racist - everyone is somehow mixed with another group of peoples - such as my grand grandmother was a native amercain - and my great grandfather was a scott.  Doesn't really mean anything what "race" you are.. it doesn't affect your abilities or anything.."All people are created equal"
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Wow...that was interesting i learned alot of new things..i know i don't know everything..no one does but the lord..but thanks for sharing all that info i found it interesting and am kinda excited to share some of those facts with other people...thanks...
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not all knew where to look. am one of them. i resort to Yahoo Answer for help. and it does. i learn many things.
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I wish I had the ability to see into the past.  See how my choices have affected others after I've gone on.
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to "new": yes, you are cool. but would you please go back to your home and ask your grandfather why your forefathers left home, came to this country and stayed in this country? did they miss HOME? let's suppose you are not american indian and your grandfather still exists.
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That's a good question, and seeing as how I'm related to alot of families (like most people really, they just don't know it), now you have me wanting to know.  But right now I don't. Even though I have a recently deceased grandmother who loved to follow the family tree's roots REALLY far. \nP.S. Thanks for getting me on a 'google' tangent again. Sigh.
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I concur. If you are in a new land and desire to become a citizen of that land, you must learn the ways, the language, the tradition. You don't forget your past, but you use it in a way that you can adopt your new country's ways and customs.\n\nYou cannot be a citizen and have two countries, either you are or are not a citizen...
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I do believe in communication with those that have passed on. Be open to it and talk to them as if they are still right in front of you. They are around us all the time. Dreams are a great way to communicate with these souls. I have my own experiences that are on going. If really interested you should do some research into the different techniques you can use to connect with your grandfather. It is obvious you have great love and respect for him. It's not creepy or weird you just have to have faith and believe.\nLove & Light
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My Great Grandparents were immigrants but THEY even learned to speak English.  Where I live there are so many immigrants they make a point not to learn English. I feel like an outsider in my own Country.  We need to look at what we're doing, we need to be much, much stricter in our laws and it should be a requirement that the immigrant speaks fluent English.  Enough is Enough.  PS: Report your boss.
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My grandfather told me about a cousin who did this back in the forties. The cousin went up North to live and didn't contact anyone.  My grandpa went to visit him one time; the cousin made him come at night and he had to enter the house through the back.  After that no one ever saw the cousin again.  My mother told me about some Blacks who "passed" for a time in order to get a better education, but then returned to their families once they were done.  I can see why some Blacks would pass in earlier times, but not now.  I don't agree with what they did, but to some extent I understand why.  Personally even if I could "pass" I wouldn't; I love my family, my people and my culture too much.  People who "pass" had to stay away from all Black people.  Can't take a chance on someone's "Blackdar" finding you out!
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I do!!! I would feel better knowing everything I can, however I can't remember it all at one time.  I have to learn it in slow steps.  For example I learn factual information on how to use my cell phone, turn it on, make a call.  Then I will play with it and use the book to find out more.  But more complicated stuff like a computer  I need and expert to tell me stuff.