Human Behavior

[Meg 368]

Nature vs Nuture.  I believe it is not an either/or question.  Most things are a combination of both.

In simple traits, such as height, nature (specifically genetics) gives us a range where we can land, an upper limit and a lower limit.  Nuture (specifcially nutrition) determines where in that range we land.   A poorly nourished child is not going to reach his full growth potential regardless of what genes have been handed to him.

Can such reasoning be applied to traits such as altruism?  To a point.   All babies are not born the same.   There is a personality that is already baked in at birth.    How does it get that way?   There are a lot of theories.   But we know that babies who have been subjected to pre-natal alcohol or cocaine have problems, not all of them physical.

[Meg 368]

Nature vs Nuture.  I believe it is not an either/or question.  Most things are a combination of both.

In simple traits, such as height, nature (specifically genetics) gives us a range where we can land, an upper limit and a lower limit.  Nuture (specifcially nutrition) determines where in that range we land.   A poorly nourished child is not going to reach his full growth potential regardless of what genes have been handed to him.

Can such reasoning be applied to traits such as altruism?  To a point.   All babies are not born the same.   There is a personality that is already baked in at birth.    How does it get that way?   There are a lot of theories.   But we know that babies who have been subjected to pre-natal alcohol or cocaine have problems, not all of them physical.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: A Nonny Moose

Originally posted by: Ilikeseattle

Actually, a parasite is a detrimental symbiote and a beneficial symbiote is a mutualistic organism.quote>

Symbiotes are mutually beneficial organisms, while parasites can be said to disimprove the host, often to death.

quote>

No, Ilikeseattle has it right. Sybiosis simply describes two organisms living together. If both parties benefit, it is mutualism. If one party benefits to the other's detriment, it is parasitism. If one party benefits and the other party isn't really affected, it is commensalism. If one party is hurt and the other isn't really affected, it is amensalism. But all four types of relationships are symbiosis.

And if an organism kills its host, it is not a parasite. It is a parasitoid.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: A Nonny Moose

Originally posted by: Ilikeseattle

Actually, a parasite is a detrimental symbiote and a beneficial symbiote is a mutualistic organism.quote>

Symbiotes are mutually beneficial organisms, while parasites can be said to disimprove the host, often to death.

quote>

No, Ilikeseattle has it right. Sybiosis simply describes two organisms living together. If both parties benefit, it is mutualism. If one party benefits to the other's detriment, it is parasitism. If one party benefits and the other party isn't really affected, it is commensalism. If one party is hurt and the other isn't really affected, it is amensalism. But all four types of relationships are symbiosis.

And if an organism kills its host, it is not a parasite. It is a parasitoid.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: A Nonny Moose

Originally posted by: Ilikeseattle

Actually, a parasite is a detrimental symbiote and a beneficial symbiote is a mutualistic organism.quote>

Symbiotes are mutually beneficial organisms, while parasites can be said to disimprove the host, often to death.

quote>

No, Ilikeseattle has it right. Sybiosis simply describes two organisms living together. If both parties benefit, it is mutualism. If one party benefits to the other's detriment, it is parasitism. If one party benefits and the other party isn't really affected, it is commensalism. If one party is hurt and the other isn't really affected, it is amensalism. But all four types of relationships are symbiosis.

And if an organism kills its host, it is not a parasite. It is a parasitoid.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: A Nonny Moose

Originally posted by: Ilikeseattle

Actually, a parasite is a detrimental symbiote and a beneficial symbiote is a mutualistic organism.quote>

Symbiotes are mutually beneficial organisms, while parasites can be said to disimprove the host, often to death.

quote>

No, Ilikeseattle has it right. Sybiosis simply describes two organisms living together. If both parties benefit, it is mutualism. If one party benefits to the other's detriment, it is parasitism. If one party benefits and the other party isn't really affected, it is commensalism. If one party is hurt and the other isn't really affected, it is amensalism. But all four types of relationships are symbiosis.

And if an organism kills its host, it is not a parasite. It is a parasitoid.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Im not sure if this is alturism or not.

Mabey we should go back to calling them good deads.

The skinny kid is the son of a friend of mine

Joshriddle may have heard about this story since he lives in this town.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/N-Texas-boy-saves-two-drowning-kids-shocked-by-powerline-105746183.html