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The argument of “nature” versus “nurture” lasts already from several centuries; it was started in France in the 13th century (Moore 2003), and has undergone several rounds since that time. The “nature” theory of human behavior suggests that a person’s behavior is shaped by genetic or other biological conditions, and is predetermined from the very birth. The theory of “nurture” human behavior suggests that a person’s features and traits are formed by the environment, education and society. Currently, there aren’t many “pure” supporters of this or that theory, because both the influence of genetics and nature has been proved (Darwin’s theory, genetics, statistical correlation between IQ’s within families, etc.) and environment together with social conditions (influence of upbringing, experiments with classical conditioning, etc.).
One of notable discoveries is Flynn effect (Komblum 2007): IQ level is constantly rising worldwide, despite the differences in genetics and other natural conditions. This is explained by the intensification of information environment around children, such as posters, games, ads, cell phones etc. Thus, human race is becoming smarter despite biological differences due to overall progress.
In my opinion, though it is obvious that both nature and environment influence human behavior, “nature” factors are the “static” part of the constituents forming behavior and traits, and can be regarded as the foundation of the personality.

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“Nature” factors cannot be influenced by an individual, and cannot be changed. Meanwhile, “nurture” factors have an influence on the individual from the very birth (such as ecology, nutrition, family conditions) and during the whole life. Environment conditions, social position, education etc. can be changed and from certain age can be shaped by the individual. Thus, in my opinion, the influence of “nurture” factors is more important because of two reasons: firstly, the variety of these factors shapes the individual virtually during the whole life, and secondly, the individual may increase or decrease their influence, thus forming own destiny.
Moreover, in my opinion, the “nurture” factors are the ones that at a certain level of progress contradict the basic assumptions of evolution theory: helping the weak and ill individuals, moral and tolerance, charity and unprofitable occupations – all these things (coming from upbringing, traditions and education, not from natural instincts) lead to lower “success” of a certain individual from the point of view of natural selection, but add to power of homo sapiens as biological species in global context.

References
Komblum, William. (2007). Sociology in a Changing World. Cengage Learning.
Moore, David S. (2003). The Dependent Gene: The Fallacy of Nature Vs. Nurture. Henry Holt.