I believe that everyone will not feel unfamiliar with the word "curse". Whether it is folk legends or among the many fantasy works, curse can be regarded as a "frequent visitor". After the rise of science, "curses" seemed to have become feudal superstition.
However, it is surprising that in the field of modern science, there is actually a "curse". Moreover, this curse has existed for a long time and has even harmed many dynasties, which shows how powerful it is.
What is such a "curse"? Everything starts with the original meaning of the curse.
Curse: Superstition, invisible disaster
According to the definition of the encyclopedia entry, the essence of curse refers to praying for ghosts and gods to bring disaster to the person they hate. As for the appearance of the meaning, it can be traced back to "Zhou Shu·Wuyi" by Zhou Chao .
. The one who truly carried forward the word curse is Han Yu , known as the chief of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties. In his poem " Nanshan Poetry ", he described it as follows:
"It is not a false curse if you get it."
Although Han Yu's original intention is to use this to praise the magic of nature, it is not difficult to see that "curse" was an invisible and powerful force for people in ancient times.
It is worth mentioning that curse is not the patent of ancient China, and other ancient civilizations around the world also have the same theory of curse.
The most shocking one is the curse of Tutankhamun in Egypt.
Tutankhamun is a pharaoh of the 18th dynasty during the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Legend has it that this pharaoh did not reign for a long time and was addicted to death, so he could not even keep his children.
So later generations knew very little about this pharaoh. It was not until a British scientific expedition team excavated his tomb that it finally proved the existence of the Tutankhamun era.
But what is shocking is that in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, there is a passage written:
"The Wings of Death will come to those who dare to disturb Pharaoh's sleep"
At that time, none of the scientific expedition team members discovered took this passage seriously, but when all the team members passed away one after another, the world realized that the curse of Pharaoh might really exist.
However, although the curse of the pharaoh sounds cunning, it is ultimately a speculation. After all, the person in charge of his project, also the famous Egyptologist, Howard Carter , died seriously, rather than a curse.
Therefore, after a long period of evolution, the curse of the Pharaoh gradually became a common scene in a number of thriller movies. As for reality, not many people are willing to believe it.
However, in reality, there is a curse that can be interpreted by science, that is, in-kinship reproduction.
In-kin's childbirth: Modern version curse
In-kin's childbirth, as the name suggests, is the act of fertility between both parties with close relatives.
As for what is a "close relative", the definitions of science and folk customs are consistent, that is, direct blood relatives and collateral blood relatives within three generations.
Simply put, it means that both parties with common parents, grandparents or grandparents can be called blood relatives of each other.
So why is this combination called a curse? Let us learn about several famous examples of in-kin reproduction in history.
First of all, the most famous and most affected example of in-kin reproduction is the Habsburg dynasty , which once dominated the European continent.
According to existing data, the Habsburg dynasty lasted from the 6th century AD to 1918, and its appearance even earlier than the well-known British royal family.
At the same time, the Habsburgs were also the most powerful royal family in European history and the widest ruling field. During their peak periods for hundreds of years, they successively took charge of the countries of Holy Roman Empire, Spanish Empire, , Austria Grand Duchy of China, Austrian Empire, Austrian Empire, Austrian Empire, Austrian Hungarian Empire, , Mexico Second Empire and other countries.
If the Habsburg dynasty is compared to a complete empire, it must be the most powerful and powerful existence in European history.
However, the success of the entire dynasty also made Habsburg family gradually become arbitrary and attach great importance to the core power of the family.
In order to prevent foreign tribes from seizing power, Habsburg began to embark on the path of intermarriage within the family since the 16th century.
For example, Habsburg Carlos, who once ruled the Spanish royal family, married his cousin who was born in Portugal. Later, he and his cousin's son Habsburg Philip II continued to marry his niece.
It can be said that if the internal intermarriage history of the Habsburg family is written into a novel, it is likely to be directly turned into a banned book.
Because the incest content in it is likely to make it difficult for readers to understand, and even feel extremely uncomfortable.
But it is worth mentioning that this absurd intermarriage also made the Habsburg family pay a heavy price.
For example, since intermarriage, the entire family has been cursed, and the survival rate of their offspring is almost no more than 20%.
Moreover, even if the descendants can survive, they will have an extremely obvious feature, that is, the pointed chin.
This "sharp chin" is different from modern plastic surgery faces. It is the consequence of a lesion. According to modern medicine, it should be considered a kind of facial deformity.
Because most of the descendants of Habsburg have become unhooked, that is, the upper jaw and lower jaw cannot be closed. Some of them are serious and they can't stop drooling when talking, just like a dementia image.
In the end, these symptoms developed to the peak of Habsburg Charles II, and even created the infertility of this person, which led to the demise of the Habsburg family, and a strong dynasty disappeared in the long smoke of history.
In addition, the Japanese royal family is also experiencing the same embarrassment. It is reported that in order to ensure the purity of bloodline, the Japanese royal family also adheres to the custom of internal intermarriage. This bad habit of
has led to the development of all four emperors in modern Japan, which is even more exaggerated when it comes to modern times. Under the influence of in-kind children, the fertility rate of the royal family has been low.
After more than fifty years, the modern Japanese royal family welcomed a male Yuhito, but Yuhito's intelligence also seemed to have defects: at the age of eight, not only could he not recognize his father, but he could not even understand the simple addition and subtraction.
This made the world worry about the future of the Japanese royal family. Perhaps after decades, the royal family will also be destroyed.
From the above royal experiences, it is not difficult to see that in-kins are indeed like a curse. No matter how powerful a family is, once it is entangled, it will only end up dying.
However, unlike the previous article "Pharaoh Curse", the curse of the birth of intimate relatives has scientific basis and is written in the genes.
First of all, we need to know that everyone will inherit their parents' genes, which is why children will be similar to their parents.
The human body's genes are divided into dominant and recessive. The characteristics of the dominant gene of will be directly expressed, while recessive genes will only be carried, but whether they are dominant or recessive, these genes will be passed on to the next generation.
Therefore, we must understand that if a person carries a natural disease, the problem lies in the dominant gene of this person. If a person's offspring has congenital disease, it is this person, or the spouse of this person, has disease-causing dominant and recessive diseases.
This will also lead to a conclusion that the combination of two non-neighbors will greatly reduce the chance of the offspring becoming sick. After all, the chance of two non-neighbors carrying the same gene is simply slim.
For example, if a person has a certain pathogenic gene, whether it is dominant or recessive, then the probability of his or her passing it to the next generation through non-in-kind children is one in four.
Because this person's spouse may not carry the same gene, but if this person gives birth through in-kind, the two sets of the same pathogenic genes will be combined, which will greatly increase the chance of pathogenicity of offspring.
You should know that diseases that can be inherited from this are not only huge in number, but also extremely harmful. After all, color blindness and albinism are first-class, and they can only be considered less harmful. If a condition like hemophilia and Down syndrome occurs, that is the most fatal.
In addition, developmental deformities are often a common problem of in-kind children. Almost all "near children" will develop deformities, and the only difference is in the location and degree of deformation.
From this point of view, in-kin reproduction is indeed like a curse, it will always tangle with the development of the entire family until it completely disappears.
Moreover, this curse is due to genes, which means that at present, it is impossible to eliminate it at all with the current medical level.
Therefore, whether for oneself or for future generations, one must prevent the birth of intimate relatives. Otherwise, from the moment when the close relatives are united, the curse will be reduced.
Reference materials:
"Inbreeding may cause early human deformity"----------Science Network
"Inbreeding is very harmful? It will increase the prevalence of blood-related diseases and reduce the adaptability of offspring"---------The answer is here (Baijiahao)
"Why does the evolution of nature allow biological inbreeding? 》-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
