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Inherited or acquired characteristics?
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Do you inherit personality from your parents, does it develop naturally, or is it a mix of both? Keep in mind that the personalities of your parents might've changed over time. ie) when they were kids, teenager, adults. Discuss.
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Re: Inherited or acquired characteristics?
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on 2007-12-19 09:34:41 |
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Inherit? Meaning you get it from your parents when you're born? Nah, I don't believe that. I think it's developed naturally because for one thing, the only person in control of your life is, you. Nobody can change you unless you decide to change yourself. You know the sayings "Like father like son" and others? Well generally speaking they can be true. Parents are role models for their own kids, it wouldn't be an surprise if their kids turn out to be a copy of themselves. The kids will pick up what their parents do and apply a bit of themselves with it.  |
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on 2007-12-19 12:18:41 |
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You are not using the word "natural" in a meaningful way. There is a distinction between "heritable" and "environmental" variation, which are sometimes referred to as "nature" and "nurture". The later is a stupid nomenclature, corrupt with bad connotations, so I won't use it. Heritable variation is the degree to which a trait may be expected to very based on genetic factors. Environmental variation is 100% minus the heritable variation of that trait. No trait can be 100% of environmental. If a trait were 100% environmental, that would imply that genes had no effect on the trait, so, why not remove the entire genome! What you have left is not a living creature, which is an utter contradiction. No complex traits, such as personality, can even be CLOSE to 100% heritable. In genetics, complexity breeds variation, as a very basic rule. With a large variation, such as with personality, very little can be said on the basis of genes alone. However, I have heard it said that "behavior is 30-50% heritable" (source). This is, without a clear definition of WHAT is being measured, sour chunky hogwash. 
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I thought this was a philosophy forum? What's with the science? D: Rofl...
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Re: Inherited or acquired characteristics?
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on 2007-12-19 19:01:37 |
Your personality is what makes you unique. The only things that your parents contribute are traits. Those are only a small part of your personality. The rest is all you. 
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Re: Inherited or acquired characteristics?
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on 2007-12-19 19:40:31 (edited 2007-12-19 22:55:06)
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well i may have disagree with it sure you are unique but parent trait still affect much of your traits as gendou said it, it might be inherit in our genes i have watch one documentary about a killer, what so special about it is the motive and mental illness(psycho) the child was adopt while still a baby, brought up in good family and environment, the lovingly family if i could say but then as a college student he killed a grandma and took her credit card, the reason well, still ambiguous. the investigator couldn't see the clear motive about the killing, they looked up every possible measure, but still the killing cannot be explain, it's like he likes the killing. but then here the questions, in sociology some of who your are based on environment (early before i watch this documentary i believe the environment is what build up our personality). so the investigator suspect the family and the environment, but they haven't found anything and not founding anything that lead the child to mentally strain or possible ill but one thing for sure this child is adopted, even the child adopted in early stage of age a.k.a still baby the family is clean environment clean so what next the investigation lead up to the blood parent of this child and, WOW, could you believe it all 3 generation above the child are lovingly criminals family, from murders to any other crimes so the investigation gave a conclusion that the gene, the inheritance, that what cuase the boy do the killing 
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Re: Inherited or acquired characteristics?
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on 2007-12-19 22:37:12 |
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i'd say environment is a 50% factor, genetics 40%, and 10% is self-determined... no empirical data to back this up, merely conjecture on my part.  |