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Nature vs Nature

Nature Vs Nurture: which determines human behavior.

There is one thing that everyone is sure of. People are a product of their genes and their environment. The question that has stumped people is: how much of a person is their nature and how much is nurture? There has never been a clear answer to that question and thoughts on the subject are constantly changing. When a psychologist is asked how another person would react to a given situation the psychologist will always say it depends on the person. But why does it depend on the person and what exactly does that mean? It means that due to the person's genes and environment each person develops at their own pace both physically and emotionally. There is no way to predict how a person will "grow up" because each experience will change them emotionally. Everything we do, each choice that we make has an effect on who we are and who we will become. I am not going to argue about destiny and free will, but I will say that no matter if we ...

Posted by: Rheannon Androckitis

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