| Does human nature or life experience determine what kind of people we become? |
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Asked 1 year ago
by oBifferson  United States |
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Nature vs. Nurture, we talked about this is sociology class.
We read this article, it might help you answer the question: [http://tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/article750838.ece]
Yup, that's the debate! I have my own opinions based on the seemingly limited research, but I'm still curious what people assume without having done any research. I'm partway into the article, it's really fascinating and I totally forgot to think about feral cases as evidence for the nurture argument.
From what I've read, nature gives us the basics as well as some predispositions, but our brain is malleable and it sounds like our experiences and how we use our brain ultimately shape us in the end.
Imo genetics are by far the predominant factor in determining human nature. Evolutionary psychology is a powerful tool in examining why we are are what we are.
I probably should have said "genetics/biology" instead of "human nature". I hate that term anyway!