Do you beleive the limits of human potential are socially based or biologically based?

Question

Which is more true for you?

Answer 1

Personally I believe human potential is based on the individual. His or her ability may be limited by both social and biological factors,yet I believe it resides in each of us to overcome these odds to excell above both these limitations. I also believe that the best way to do this is to lift these expectations instead of flying in the face of convention. T4

Answer 2

It’s neither social nor biological, It depends what the person is up to, doing crime or a sin is limited by socially or if you want to fly or lift a building with one hand is biologically limited, but If you want to do something good and helpful the limits are nothing, nothing is powerful and limitless than a man’s will, and you get support from everyone (even God, which lifts your biological limits as well), so your potential is based on what you do!

Answer 3

First, I wanted to say that I think this is a good/interesting question.

For the answer, I guess I would say: biologically based. The reason is that biology places limits on us directly in terms of strength, perceptions, yada, yada, yada, but also indirectly. The reason we are so "limited" by our social environment is because our biology tells us to be.

Plus you can imagine what you would do if you were invisible. That would be close to the equivalent of having no social limits and it wouldn't change us THAT much. I can't for the life of me imagine what it would be like to not have any biology. I guess we'd be inanimate objects (?). That would be quite a difference.

Answer 4

well, as per my understanding human potential is both subject to biological and sociological aspects. If you take the personality for example, is a result of your biological composure plus society, friends, parents, school etc etc around you. therefore, with different aspects and composition ratios, individuals become unique and thus, you can conclude that human potential is either or both subjected to 'physical capabilities and their will'.

Answer 5

Socially. But it also depends on the person. Motivated people are more likely to do more then a non-motivated person.

Answer 6

To say there are "limits to ... potential" is oxymoronic. Potential has no limits. There are no limits to human potential, therefore, the question is its own contradiction.

Answer 7

I think it's socially based because it takes relatives, friends, neighbors, acquaintances, networking to reach your highest income level.

Answer 8

Socially, no question about it

Answer 9

individually based.
it depends on the person himself.

Answer 10

Both I suppose