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This is ultimately a nature vs nurture debate.

Are humans the way they are due to their inherent 'nature'? Are they genetically set in stone, programmed and minimally changing from a set point(like an object)?

Or are human's the way they are by 'nurture' and does their environment influence their essence and with a changed external environment they can change as well?

Science seems to believe it's a bit of both. Look at twin studies and epigenetic expression of schizophrenia for examples.

The issue I see with your argument is that it assumes that human's are like objects and therefore heavily 'nature' based.

I think science leans towards more of a balance of nature and nurture.



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