All tagged Nature versus Nurture

Nature Loads The Gun...

Nature loads the gun, nurture pulls the trigger. Or genes load the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.

I believe this phrase (using “genes” and “lifestyle” instead of “nature” and “nurture”) was first used in a research paper about obesity, but it applies to so many aspects of our lives. It speaks to the complexity of life, of how we might be oriented and what we might be able to influence.