Individuality (Identity)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Saturday, May 23, 2015, 11:50 (3471 days ago) @ David Turell

The old nature vs. nurture argument. Honestly, to me this is a bit of a misnomer. It implies that one is dominant over the other. In truth, there is a feedback mechanism. Your genes direct certain chemical processes which are triggered by your environment. Of course similar genetic make up would cause similar chemical responses, which in turn would provide a strong weighting factor for similar behaviors. An article I read recently said that introvert and extrovert brains are physically wired different. A recent article David posted talked about the role of cells guiding/generating the brain map. So it stands to reason that genetically identical individuals would have brains that were wired similarly, which would give a strong tendency to introversion/extroversion and the associated characteristics. If you follow the work of Carl Jung, you would know that one change alone cuts the number of personality types in half. However, this study demonstrates that even with all those changes, even with so many similarities, there is still personality variation. (something we already knew). Other studies show that stress/joy actually changes body chemistry, which we know changes how certain things are expressed.So, combined, they actually answer the question: nature informs nurture informs nature etc.

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.