For years there has been a debate on nature versus nurture. Is a person a product of their parents’ genes or is that person a product of his parents’ nurture? There is evidence to support either claim. As for me, I believe that both nature and nurture play a big role in how a person turns out.
I’ve always enjoyed observing others. I observe how they react to situations. Then I wonder why they chose what they chose. If a child from a broken home ends up bouncing from foster home to foster home until he turns of legal age and is thrown out to the real world, unequipped, turns out to be a “low life,” is that to be expected? Would you expect a person from the same situation to grow up to be a successful contributing citizen? Most would probably not think he could end up well. But why? Was it because of his environment? Were his parents uneducated, lazy or disgusting? What if he succeeded even though his parents were unfit in all ways to be a parent?
When I was young, my mother did foster care. I’ve seen children come in and out of our home over the years. Some were helped, but not all. Not all of those children’s parents were awful. Sometimes life just happened.
Humans have free will. Although our experiences or nurture may influence our decisions, ultimately it falls upon the individual to choose his path.
A man doesn’t commit murder because he has a “killer gene”. A man may kill because he chose that. Although he may have had a mental illness which is inherited through nature, in the end, its up to that man. Nature and nurture go hand in hand, but in most cases, free will is the deciding factor.
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