If nurture creates more resisting current, it isn't so simple as waves of opposite amplitude canceling each other out. If more opposing resistance than conducive amplification is felt, can nurture ever be the reason a person is intelligent?
2007-08-28 14:10:24 · 6 answers · asked by Pansy 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes, it can. The opposition might even help.
2007-08-28 14:14:15 · answer #1 · answered by shmux 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are trying to compare (in a weird, confusing way) wave dynamics to the nature vs. nurture debate, and although I consider myself a fairly intelligent person, I have NO IDEA what you are talking about. I believe the answer to the last question you asked - can nurture be the reason a person is intelligent - is a resounding "yes". In fact, I think that nature, genetics in particular, may contribute to the upper limits of intelligence a person can reach, but I believe that anyone, raised in the appropriate environment, can achieve a high level of intelligence.
2007-08-28 14:42:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHAT? current? Are talking about circuits or people here?
Your analogy to jamming radio frequencies is jamming my understanding of your question!!!
but... I think I know what your asking..
Paraphrasing:
If nurture is working against your natural intelligence...
example: When a child is asked a question, the adult BEATS them for doing it.. the kid will stop asking after a while.
Is it enough to make the child "Stupid"?
Yes. I think so. Depending upon the length of the person's life, their ability to "look inside" and "deprogram" themselves from their childhood experiences- it can possibly be a life long commitment to stupidity.
On the other hand- a "normal" child can be made "smart" by teaching them that learning a apart of life and to seek it- in effect teaching them to learn.
the only reason some people are more intelligent then others is due to curiosity and drive.
I don't believe that natural ability in and of it's self is always as much of a key factor then curiosity and drive.
It's too easy to beat "stupid" into a kid.
2007-08-28 14:29:39 · answer #3 · answered by There you are∫ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is impossible to obtain pure estimates of genetic vs. environmental contribution - one could not exist without the other. The environment a child experiences is partly a consequence of the child’s genes as well as external factors. To some extent a person seeks out and creates his or her environment. If she is of a mechanical bent she practices mechanical skills; if a bookworm, she seeks out books. Genes may create an appetite rather than an aptitude.
Both heredity and environment contribute to intelligence, the two being the different flows...heredity the internal, environment the external...ebb and flow, push and shove, conductor/resistor....
2007-08-28 14:34:23 · answer #4 · answered by aidan402 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is a very twisted question.
Intelligence is the ability to deal with a broad range of abstractions. Yes, to some extent there is a difference in natural endowment, however the use of intelligence is aquired by the child's own effort. Adults can help or hinder.
2007-08-28 14:21:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think many are born with the ability to be very intelligent, positive nurture can develop that, but in some cases negative nurture can also
2007-08-28 14:18:48 · answer #6 · answered by dlin333 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋