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 Oct 27 2005, 09:41 AM
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Nature: "Whole system of the existence, forces and events of the physical world that are not controlled by human beings. Fundamental or essential qualities of a person or thing."
Nurture: "Act or process of promoting the development of a child or young plant." I got the above definitions from my dictionary. Nature states that we act the way we do because of biological causes. Nurture states that we act the way we do because of the way we have been raised in society. I don't really know who to side with because I think they both take a part in how we are today. Although I mostly agree with nurture. So which one do you side with or agree with the most? |
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| *disco infiltrator* |
Nov 6 2005, 07:06 PM
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No, untrue. A musical prodigy child will not become a musical prodigy without the right environment. If you do not give the kid instruments, he will not know how to play them. He has the potential to be a musical prodigy, but without the right nurture, he cannot fulfill his potential.
I was predicted to be short, around 5 foot, according to my genes. However, with my environment and nuture, I grew to be 5' 5". I had the potential to be quite short, but my environment changed that. |
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| *RiC3xBoy* |
Nov 6 2005, 07:27 PM
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QUOTE(disco infiltrator @ Nov 6 2005, 5:06 PM) No, untrue. A musical prodigy child will not become a musical prodigy without the right environment. If you do not give the kid instruments, he will not know how to play them. He has the potential to be a musical prodigy, but without the right nurture, he cannot fulfill his potential. I was predicted to be short, around 5 foot, according to my genes. However, with my environment and nuture, I grew to be 5' 5". I had the potential to be quite short, but my environment changed that.  On the contrary, if music prodigies like Mozart had never had an instrument, he would still have perfect pitch, it would just be that nor he or anyone else would know about it. |
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| *mipadi* |
Nov 6 2005, 07:30 PM
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QUOTE(RiC3xBoy @ Nov 6 2005, 7:27 PM) On the contrary, if music prodigies like Mozart had never had an instrument, he would still have perfect pitch, it would just be that nor he or anyone else would know about it. Is one genetically disposed to perfect pitch, or just disposed to the potential to develop perfect pitch? |
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| *RiC3xBoy* |
Nov 6 2005, 07:40 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Nov 6 2005, 5:30 PM) Is one genetically disposed to perfect pitch, or just disposed to the potential to develop perfect pitch? Of that, I do not know. I guess the question would be, is it possible to develop Perfect Pitch? |
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Nov 9 2005, 06:43 PM
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QUOTE(RiC3xBoy @ Nov 6 2005, 7:40 PM) Of that, I do not know. I guess the question would be, is it possible to develop Perfect Pitch? Yep! Definately possible, my music teacher did. And, if Michelle Branch never knew about pitch, music, or tone, she never would have had perfect pitch. She had the potential, but without knowing about it, she never could have developed perfect pitch. |
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| *RiC3xBoy* |
Nov 9 2005, 07:02 PM
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QUOTE(Spirited Away @ Nov 8 2005, 4:02 PM) And that's why there's a balance, like Michael said earlier, in the nature vs nurture argument. But... are you asking if it's possible to develop perfect pitch in the right environment? My question if it was to develop perfect pitch without already growing up as a prodigy like Mozart was. So I'm basically asking if an Average Joe can do it. QUOTE(mai_z @ Nov 9 2005, 4:43 PM) Yep! Definately possible, my music teacher did. And, if Michelle Branch never knew about pitch, music, or tone, she never would have had perfect pitch. She had the potential, but without knowing about it, she never could have developed perfect pitch. How are you so sure that perfect pitch is developed and not already there? |
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