Nature vs. Nurture

[mexistaniX]

What are your thoughts & opinions on this?

 

[T V]

I'm not entirely sure, but hasn't it already been well established that human development is in fact a result of both personal experiences and inherited qualities ?

Regardless, I believe it's a combination of the two. I really don't see how it could be just one or the other, but I'd love to be proven otherwise.

 

[I_DONT_BOT]

Human Life as being nature or nurture, or certain aspects? Acquiring Language, Nature or Nurture? A massive famous debate between Chompsky and Skinner...

 

[mexistaniX]

Yes! I have read Chomsky's critique, which is slightly on the topic.
I am quite adamant that genetics take full effect if in the environment is at a constant throughout the years, however the environment, in the end, plays a much larger roll in the overall scheme.

 

[Ivy Bridge]

Are you talking in general or a specific topic like homosexuality?

In general would be a bit too broad for me to really comment on but in terms of homosexuality I believe it's a bit of both. There may be an inclination towards being homosexual due to genes or how your brain works but I do believe that environment does factor in. Not entirely positive on how I would weight each one, but I'd like to think that nature has the larger effect in the end.

 

[I_DONT_BOT]

Mexicani, surely the story of Genie, someone who was kept away from language until the age of 8, who then managed to still acquire language, but not grammar shows a story to each side of the debate?

 

[nsakhil]

Good topic, we discussed this in my socaliogy class, Nurture is the dominant factor in how a human will interact in the future, for example, a Gang Member joined because he/she tought that they were the role models, not because some gene programed them to join the gang.