Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Nature versus Nurture

The concept of nature versus nurture is the debate of whether human behaviour and characteristics are hereditary or a result of the surrounding environment shaping and moulding one's being.

Some scientists believe that people behave according to their genetic predispositions or even 'animal instincts' and these govern their personality and behaviour, even their moral code, this is the nature side of the argument.

On the other hand, some scientists believe that we behave according to the way they're taught to behave, which is the argument that nurture prevails.

There is a third argument revolving around the, now moderately established view, that they are both important in the way people behave. But the debate is which one has more imact, nature or nurture?

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