Reflective Essay: The Nature And Nurture Debate

The nature/nurture debate is a debate that I did not learn much about until I was in college. Before college, I was mostly taught that it is either nature or nurture. The main points of the nature/nurture debate was discussed in class. There are people that think the nature/nurture debate as one or the other. Nativists are people who believe in nature. They believe everything that a human is made up of is determined by genes only; genetic determinism. There are people who believe that everything is owed to nurture. Environmentalists look at experiences and learned behaviors. There is also people who think both nature and nurture effect the outcome of humans. Interactionists often use a model called G x E., which is when something from the environment
The viewpoint of probabilistic epigenetics was new to me this semester, for the most part. I may have briefly learned about it in another class, but not enough information was given for me to really think about it. Before learning about probabilistic epigenetics, I just assumed that the interactionist viewpoints were correct, since they are what is taught largely in psychology classes. With my new knowledge of probabilistic epigenetics, I am rethinking the nature/nurture dichotomy.
In my own life, I can find examples of what could be probabilistic epigenetics. One example is a family history of overweight individuals. Being overweight could just be because of genes, but not every person is overweight. My grandfather was overweigh before he developed health issues and went to nursing home care. My aunt, uncle, and dad are all overweight. I have another aunt who is not overweight and my grandmother is not overweight. My dad was not overweight before his current job. He used to farm and do more outdoor work before his current job. He was married to my mom who cooked for him. After they got a divorce, my dad moved to house that did not require