• Question: will we ever reconcile the nature vs nurture debate?

    Asked by Jazz to Anna, Hayley, Iain, Rebecca on 25 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Iain Bethune

      Iain Bethune answered on 25 Jun 2015:


      I don’t think it’s a debate that will ever give a clear-cut answer one way or the other. The evidence seems to be that some of our behaviours and characteristics have a genetic basis, but that it is modified (and can be overcome entirely) by our upbringing, early life experiences, and mental effort!

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