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Are inherited traits influenced by the environment?
Dec
3
2009
Are inherited traits influenced by the environment? any study results on this subject? That is whether nature versus nurture is really a red herring and only the combination of the two is really the question. Your thoughts?
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This from wikipedia.org…
Human nature has been thought of as not only inherited but divinely ordained. Whole ethnic groups were considered to be, by nature, superior or inferior. Since the late Middle Ages, intellectuals increasingly attributed differences among races, classes and genders to socialization (nurture), rather than to innate qualities. In the 20th century, the Nazis pursued an agenda based on the concept of human nature as defined by one’s race. The Communists, on the other hand, largely followed Marx’s lead in defining the human identity as subject to social structures, not nature. In scientific circles, this conflict led to ongoing controversy of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology