The Nature vs Nurture Debate

Eye color = BOTH b/c this factor is in people's DNA but there is a new surgery available to permanently change it

Height = BOTH b/c a person is born to grow to a certain point but there are modern pills and surgeries available to alter this factor of human genetics

Intelligence = BOTH b/c some people are born with learning disabilities but they can progress with special help

Weight = NURTURE b/c this factor alters depending on the eating habits and exercise techniques one learns during childhood and on

Risk taking = NURTURE b/c this is a growing trait that changes overtime

Profession = NURTURE b/c this depends on your motivation, interests, environment, and resources

Athletic ability = NURTURE b/c a person is trained to be an athlete; they are not simply born with the ability to run fast or shoot well

Smoking = NURTURE b/c a person does not come out of his or her mother's womb addicted to this bad habit

Music ability = NURTURE b/c a person's voice can be improved with vocal lessons

Violent behavior = NURTURE b/c someone growing up in a violent household is more likely to be violent than someone growing up in a peaceful household

Heart disease = BOTH b/c this can either develop based off a person's habits or be passed down from generations

Mental illness = BOTH b/c it is likely that this can grow on a person from bad experiences or be in their DNA from past generations

Humor = NURTURE b/c a person learns how to make people laugh overtime

Interest in Math & Science OR Arts & Humanities = NURTURE b/c this all depends on how these subjects are presented to a person early on

Skilled ability to perform in Math/Science OR Art/Humanities = NURTURE b/c a person who gains interest in these subjects will try their hardest to improve in them




Nurture is clearly a bigger factor in influencing once's personality and behavior. Society affects every aspect of human life. Through modern day knowledge and technology, anything is possible. Factors that weigh so heavily on this debate are the humans' ability to perform surgeries and other self-altering procedures.