Nature vs. nurture

Our nature (genes, innate qualities) is affected by our nurture (parents, friends, environment, experiences).  Yet, as I have argued, differences are nearly always due to nature (not nurture or free will):

• Motivation, personality, crime, ambition and leadership skills are all in our nature, not nurture.
• Men and women are innately different from each other
• Poverty and social status can be explained by nature, leading to an unequal distribution of wealth and resources
• No two people have the same nature, due to their gene variants.  Even identical twins can be different from each other because the genes of one may switch off under various (expected) scenarios
• The only way nurture can affect us is if our nature is designed to be affected by that nurture. (Our natural development expects certain nurture for tuning purposes, or for selecting different innate responses to a situation)
• Humans are made of a special form of matter, that brings millions of years of experience from the past to the present (that is why we can have an innate disposition toward our current experiences)

People shouldn't have to accept the way they are born (especially if they are born followers, or born psychotic!). Still, we can't change our nature with drugs, and we probably can't change our genes much once we're developed.  So genetic selection of our children before birth (based on individual choice, without government involvement in eugenics) will become the debate of the future, to create fairness and justice.  Parental nurturing doesn't seem to have any long term effect, without genetic changes as well.

Let's not leave the question to politicians.  Not everyone is cut out to be the President.  Not everyone desires free speech. It's the lack of desire and motivation that is truly unfair.

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[say no to christ]

Posted:"The only way nurture can affect us is if our nature is designed to be affected by that nurture. (Our natural development expects certain nurture for tuning purposes, or for selecting different innate responses to a situation)"
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Well said! I couldn't agree more.