Wanderlust
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Wanderlust,
Yes, they are - and this is genetically determined. So it will most likely NOT change with time.
Liberals do not understand, that every temperamental trait is under strong genetic influence.
You cannot just mold people into whatever shape you want. We are genetically programmed.
So then you discount epigenetics? Because both genetics and epigenetics play an important role in who we are and what we do. It's foolish to overstate nature just as it foolish to overstate nurture. Both matter.
Autosomally and temperamentally, the "hunter-gatherer" in me is strong. And as far back as I can trace on paper, I come from people who've always had impulses and drives not necessarily suited to restrictive and sedentary environments. Frankly, I'm pretty predisposed to apathy and aggression, and subsequently violence and brutality :shocked:. And yet I live in a society that finds even raising one's voice to be abhorrent. In my opinion, both extremes don't serve the modern world. Arguing and confrontation are fine as long as there is an underlying respect and civility that ideally, don't result in needless bloodshed. Regardless, I believe that humanity is better served through care and cooperation. Therefore, I choose to curtail and control genetic and epigenetic impulses, on behalf of the greater good. People most certainly can be molded and shaped.
Personally, I believe that sole reliance on genetic determinism encourages laziness and lets people off of the hook too easily. There are cases where genetics are insurmountable (I have family members with aggressive Cystic Fibrosis) but there are also plenty of caveats that only environment and free will can provide.