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• A Peaceful Society Full of "Identical" Twins

  DrTonyMcCaffrey > July 12th, 2021, 09:27 AM

  In utero, every fetus is given an "identical" twin of the opposite sex. Chromosome 23 is changed but everything else is duplicated exactly.
  
  Growing up with an opposite-sex twin helps each person temper the more extreme parts of their personality that come from either nature or nurture.
  
  There is almost no war and violent crime is down significantly. All institutions are significantly more just and fair.
  
  There is much less loneliness and, consequently, many fewer suicides.
  
  However, when things go bad,  they really go bad. Certain twins team up to go on crime sprees or partner up in white-collar crime schemes.
  
  (There is no relevant article that I know of. If you no of a relevant article or study, please share it.)

• RE: A Peaceful Society Full of "Identical" Twins

  Michael > July 18th, 2021, 01:20 PM

  I think this is a first. I can't think of anything like this.
  
  There are "twin" studies, of course. But if I've ever read or seen anything based on a society of twins, I've long forgotten about it.
  
  I wonder what it would be like for the people in such a society who lose their twin.
  
  And how would the population expand? A significant number of families would need to produce at least 2 sets of children, would they not? Is the mathematical growth rate managed scientifically (calibrated) or do they expand more quickly than other societies?

• RE: A Peaceful Society Full of "Identical" Twins

  DrTonyMcCaffrey > July 19th, 2021, 09:57 AM

  I haven't found anyone who has heard of this idea.
  
  Good questions. I will have to think them through.
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