It's common to try to explain things as either due to nature OR nurture.
Or, at best, we say: some percentage of the variation in outcome is due to genes, and some percentage is due to the environment. It's important to remember, though, that outcomes can be a complex interaction between the two.
Consider this:
Our genetically-influenced traits impact what environments we seek out and find ourselves in.
For instance, risk-taking seems to have moderate heritability, and it in...
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