Week Four

Nature vs Nurture

The nurture vs. nature debate has been an ongoing issue among scientists .Many of them think that people behave as they do because of their genes. This is therefore known as the “nature” theory of human behavior. On the other hand, some of them believe that people think and act in certain ways because they learn to do so. This is the "nurture" theory of human behavior.

It is undoubtedly clear that some physical characteristics are dogged by genetic inheritance. For example, Color of eyes, hairs, skin pigmentation and so on. But other things like weight, hair loss and susceptibility to specific illnesses like cancer are positively interconnected between genetically linked persons.

To the best of my knowledge, all of them have a greater role to play in our lives. For example, if you give birth to twins and separate them from day one, it will not change the fact that they will still look alike. They will end up having different behavior because most of our characters are being shaped by our environment. We learn a lot from the people around us. That is why if you give birth to a child and leave him/her to grow up only with animals, that child will end up behaving exactly like animals. He/she will have the features of a human being but will have characteristics of animals. Nature endows us with inborn abilities and traits but nurture takes these genetic abilities and molds them as we learn and grow. Nurture or nature, both of they have their individual roles to play in our lives.