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I am 36 years old with a high school education. I have 3 children. I love to read, mostly sci-fi. I love to write and sing (but not usually at the same time) and I love to cook. I know a little bit of something about everything but not everything about any one thing. If I'm interested in a topic, I study it. I tend to think in a linear fashion, but at times am overcome by hormones ~ I am, after all, a woman. I admire logic and reason seasoned with empathy and sensativity. I am Human.

Location:
United States, Vilas, NC
Gender:
Female
I am:
Agnostic, Blogger, Brainstormer, Care taker, Educator/Teacher, Environmentalist, Foodie, Parent, Performer
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I wonder as I wander
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I am passionate about my children, and helping to create in them a capacity to see beyond themselves and how their actions affect the world around them.

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  • A comment on Conversation: Do humans have a "Human Nature" or are our behaviors motivated by our cultural backgrounds?

    Jul 2 2012: As a mother, I have witnessed certain behaviors that seem innate in my children, as well as some definitely learned behaviors.
    The drive to survive, to have basic needs met, to defecate, to sleep ~ those are basic, innate parts of the nature of the human animal. We would be able to go on living without language or hearing or any outside influence as long as those natural, instinctual needs were met.
    I think we can see the argument of 'nature vs. nuture' really coming into effect in distinctive personality traits. Some would be considered 'nature' ~ natural, innate qualities ~ and some 'nurture', or learned behaviors, like those attributed to an entitled child/adult (whining to get ones way, for example).

    There also really is no accounting for things like chemical imbalances, cognitive disturbances, narcissism, personality disorders, etc. Humans are far too intricate to really pigeonhole behaviors into a this or that ideology.

    In general I think humans are innately self-for-self at the onset, and depending on what they are programmed with, they can become self-for-others ~ it's the 'nurture' or lack thereof, that triggers perspective and behavioral changes....and positive nurturing doesn't always lead to positive behaviors.

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