It actually makes no difference at all who says anything in science
We aren't talking about physics where the variables are defined precisely. We are talking about psychology which is a pseudo-science at best as there are so many components that one may not really know what caused what or if it was something else that caused it. So when it comes to pseudo-science, a place where research is mosaic with many studies supporting the hypothesis and many others not, there is plenty of room for authors bias.
As for the debate of nature v nurture you to are having, one of you summed it up pretty well, the environment causes changes in the brain, but the question is a bit circular, namely did the brain make the person seek out the environment which led to the changes of the brain, or was the environment unrelated to the agents intentions. Anyhow, the question is not which one it is, but to what extend does nurture or nature influence. So its proportionality not absolutism.
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It actually makes no difference at all who says anything in science
We aren't talking about physics where the variables are defined precisely. We are talking about psychology which is a pseudo-science at best as there are so many components that one may not really know what caused what or if it was something else that caused it. So when it comes to pseudo-science, a place where research is mosaic with many studies supporting the hypothesis and many others not, there is plenty of room for authors bias.
As for the debate of nature v nurture you to are having, one of you summed it up pretty well, the environment causes changes in the brain, but the question is a bit circular, namely did the brain make the person seek out the environment which led to the changes of the brain, or was the environment unrelated to the agents intentions. Anyhow, the question is not which one it is, but to what extend does nurture or nature influence. So its proportionality not absolutism.