One of the longest standing debates can be summed up in three words: nature versus nurture.

The center of this discussion entails where a person receives individual differences regarding things like behaviors, intelligence, sexual orientation, and personalities.

One side of the discussion is that these characteristics are determined by nature and the other side of the discussion is they are determined by nurture.

Nature is those things acquired by genetic or hereditary influences. Nurture on the other hand is those things that are influenced by the environment we live in.

Nature can be said to be given whereas nurture can be said to be learned. Question: Which plays a greater roll in our ‘shaping’; nature or nurture?

For the Original Post* of this discussion board, you will take the stance of "We are ‘hard-wired’. Nature (our genes) play the most significant role in determining our ‘outcomes"".

You will need to write a detailed discussion to support your claims and find appropriate (peer-reviewed or news article ) source on the Internet to strengthen your claim (s).