User blog comment:ThiefAC/Do you think a real life Animus could be possible?/@comment-817904-20100829164914

I agree with War Clown, to an extent :P. However, the actual possibility of Genetic Memory is, quite honestly, semi-decent. And yes, it is in fact not confirmed that animals know these things by instinct. However, it is also not proven that they do not. The entire theory of Genetic Memory in Assassin's Creed is based within the subconscious of the individual. As the subconscious being the area in which sub-memories are stored, theoretically, one could access points in their ancestors' past(s) on accident, via the act of dreaming. Yes, this has never been proven, but the matter remains. Perhaps the dreams we actually have on occasions, are actual glimpses into our ancestors' lives or perhaps our past lives if you believe in that sort of thing, and the only reason we do not recognize them as such, is that we do not also hold conscious memory of that event, as it occurs solely in the sub-conscious. It is certainly a possibility. Never doubt that unless proven irrefutably otherwise... but then again, nothing can ever be completely proven... meaning... Nothing is true and everything is permitted... here we go again with my philosophical outburst... XD