before it is developed?
Please state your position and support it with evidence
Thanks
2007-03-27 15:08:49 · 4 answers · asked by chrishomingtang 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Personality/temperament,sensitivity, and intelligence are predestined, by our physical makeup at birth, but not set in stone. A brain injury or chemical change can result in a change in "personality" or self.
If you mean by love,i.e. compassion, then I would say we are born with an ability to obtain it, or not, also depending upon what we learn.
Two people could experience an identical tragic event, and one might come out of it with more compassion, and the other with more anger and aggression. I don't believe either can really be judged as their responses were a result of nature and nurture.
Every baby is born into this world defenseless and with certain qualities and possibilities.
Oh I could go on and on, did I even come close to answering your question?
2007-03-27 15:27:08 · answer #1 · answered by crct2004 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Illogical. How can you produce evidence for emotional realities? In my,humble,experiance-just from my own experiance- I would say that NO they r not.I have spent over 12yrs. in various State Penal Institutions and I have seen enough of the human dark side 2 say uh, NO.
2007-03-27 22:18:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry_S. 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes - i think they are.
i also agree with those who believe spirituality is taught. however, i might interject that the search and desire for "that higher power" might be ingrained in us.
but, yes, i think emotion, consciousness and love are wired into us.
2007-03-28 11:21:32 · answer #3 · answered by luke_r1996 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they are all leaned behaviors. Evidence? If we all had those things already wired in our brains when we were born, then it wouldn't matter how we were raised and we would ALL be nice and would know how to love and be loved.
2007-03-27 22:22:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋