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Been thinking about genetics a lot lately...so is it nature or nurture?
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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 535242" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>I believe both are the factor and it depends of the matter which one is more important.</p><p></p><p>Genetics are extremely trendy right now and they are trying to explain everything with them. But it is not the whole truth. You have to remember that for example with schizophrenia (that is very hereditary for the mental illness) only 50 % of identical twins of schizophrenic patients also become schizophrenic. And their genetics are identical. There is also studies that claim that baby's brain structure changes in ways that can be seen in MRI depending the nurture they are given. That to me tells nurture does make a big difference. </p><p></p><p>I don't think human are that different from other animals and with for example dogs you can easily see, that there are lots of characteristics that are hereditary, but it is also a lot about the nurture and training. If the puppy has bad nerves, you will never get a calm and strong dog out of him. But with right nurture and training you most often can make him a dog who does well in common family setting. And with bad nurture and training you make him either angry and dangerous or so seriously anxious he can't function. For example being afraid of loud noises is strongly hereditary and for that little is to be done, but then there are also characteristics that are almost completely trainable. </p><p></p><p>I think people are not that different. Some things are strongly hereditary, some are more about nurture and environment. We are given the packet of Lego bricks and if the brick is missing or faulty, you can not get a new one, but you can build it in many different ways and with good building skills you can make a lot even from the lacking packet of Legos. And of course you can also break or miss bricks during the building. And this 'building process' starts already in the womb and environmental factors (chemical, social etc.) we can not control, have a lot to do with building, not only the nurture parents give. And for older kids the peer group is very big part of the building process. So I do believe also nurture is huge factor, but to me nurture does not include only parents' actions but everything around the kid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 535242, member: 14557"] I believe both are the factor and it depends of the matter which one is more important. Genetics are extremely trendy right now and they are trying to explain everything with them. But it is not the whole truth. You have to remember that for example with schizophrenia (that is very hereditary for the mental illness) only 50 % of identical twins of schizophrenic patients also become schizophrenic. And their genetics are identical. There is also studies that claim that baby's brain structure changes in ways that can be seen in MRI depending the nurture they are given. That to me tells nurture does make a big difference. I don't think human are that different from other animals and with for example dogs you can easily see, that there are lots of characteristics that are hereditary, but it is also a lot about the nurture and training. If the puppy has bad nerves, you will never get a calm and strong dog out of him. But with right nurture and training you most often can make him a dog who does well in common family setting. And with bad nurture and training you make him either angry and dangerous or so seriously anxious he can't function. For example being afraid of loud noises is strongly hereditary and for that little is to be done, but then there are also characteristics that are almost completely trainable. I think people are not that different. Some things are strongly hereditary, some are more about nurture and environment. We are given the packet of Lego bricks and if the brick is missing or faulty, you can not get a new one, but you can build it in many different ways and with good building skills you can make a lot even from the lacking packet of Legos. And of course you can also break or miss bricks during the building. And this 'building process' starts already in the womb and environmental factors (chemical, social etc.) we can not control, have a lot to do with building, not only the nurture parents give. And for older kids the peer group is very big part of the building process. So I do believe also nurture is huge factor, but to me nurture does not include only parents' actions but everything around the kid. [/QUOTE]
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