Not always

But often enough to make you wonder

Based on pure observation from watching my kids and my nieces and nephews, I agree with the idea that it's about 70% nature and about 30% nurture. You're born with a certain set of software that governs how you'll deal with incoming stimulus. The nature part is how that software is fine tuned

Maybe the ratio is different for everyone? Nature vs nuture. Who's more inclined to what, and how do we determine that ratio.

Now obviously, that can change depending on the magnitude of the nature and it can completely override the software but I think for a majority of cases it holds

again, more of a general observation but you can see, event at 1 year old, how kids will deal with environmental stimulus

The ratio of nature to nurture is a hotly debated topic in biology

I think the ratio could be different for different people. I'm thinking on average is a 60/40 or 70/30 split

And psychology

I dont know if there is a general consensus

Neuroscience cant tell us yet

having worked in psycho-social oncology, there is SOOOO much guess work going on in psychology today

And wouldn't certain circumstances cause one to shift more in one direction? An abusive parent or living in a communist society for example.

that's why I added stimulus of a certain magnitude

like reinstalling the operating system

Its just a bit alarming when you realize most of who you are and what you think about is completely out of your control and a lot was decided before you were born

a lot of people can't accept that

it keeps me up at night

Existential dread

I know i have a lot of habbits my parents have

Some of us tried to rebel and act differently than our parents, but we may be more like one or the other or even both of them than we care to admit.

I think once you can make certain acceptances, you can actually use it to your advantage

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigersaurus?fbclid=IwAR19xFPepmmQ5OLIh2lVWHpAjNC9Is6t7RE9q6n5zIkmxW7vzhoWebV4Z98

Or maybe even a great grandparent

I know I am the way I am and most likely, that isn't going to change barring some radical event. So instead, I try and focus on analyzing why I behave the way I do and how I react and adjust my environment accordingly

I try to do thar

It really helped me deal with crippling insomnia

But i overthink and over worry about everything

<-- I feel you

What if im unable to avoid the sins of my father

That they are inevitable

Add me to the overthibk group as well

I spend more time in my head than I do living in the moment.

Well actually sins of my mother

oh, I hate the sins of my father and I hate more that I started down that path myself without realizing it.

this is going to sound really dumb, but for me, attending Church really helped. I'm REALLY not saying it's for everyone, but making myself beholden to a group greater than myself, even voluntarily, has helped me deal on a day to day

guess the bias. Which site is conservative and which is a liberal based on their headline of the same story?

‘Empire’ cast member alleges he was attacked in Chicago

'EMPIRE' STAR JUSSIE SMOLLETT
VICTIM OF HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK
By MAGA Supporters

Just... lol...

You're getting structure in your life, a higher purpose if you will.

Nothing wrong with that

yes, that's it exactly