Nature verses Nurture

Jon

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#1
What governs how we think? Is it encoded in our genes, or is it a result of environmental influence? Where does the balance lie? Express as a percentage if you can. e.g. 70% nature, 30% nurture.

I think, therefore I am. But do you think that because of your genes or the environment?
 
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Jon

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That looks like an interesting video, and I would watch it if I had the time. Can you give us the one sentence synopsis? Where does the balance lie?
 
#4
There's no one sentence synopsis.

The video explains the dangers of 'thinking in categories' (two such categories possibly being nature and nurture), and drives viewers towards a much more nuanced approach. There is no simple way to answer it.
 

Jon

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#5
I remember from psychology classes at university, they talked about some responses built into babies. They are lessons inherited from the whispers of 10,000 years.
 
#6
I was incorrect when I wrote "There's no one sentence synopsis. " - what I should have written was "there is no easy answer to where the balance lies, because the balance changes according to person and situation".

There is, in fact, a segment long just over 1 minute, which gives you a sense of what the whole discussion is about.

Play the video from this point - the end of the segment is at 7:26 min
 

Jon

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#7
He is a very interesting speaker on a very interesting topic. I found it alarming when he said my heart will stop beating though!
 
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