How can siblings be raised the same but turn out totally different?

[stopdiggin]

3. almost dismantles the nature vs nurture debate

although this man tries (mightily, yet largely unconvincingly) to buttress the argument for 'environment.' "Nobody grows up in the same family." Which is clever ... But also a bit of flummery.

I think most, reasonable, accountings end up going with a (hugely complex) admixture of the two (nature/nurture) - with both (in most instances) having accepted weight and influence. But, the (acknowledged) disparities between sibling circumstances, becomes a fairly tepid explanation in relation to the wildly different outcomes in personality, temperament, pathology .... In a word - it's weak sauce.

But the argument (or prejudice) that I think is most effectively destroyed - is the simple minded and dogged insistence (across the board) of "it's the parents .. " "parents are to blame .. " and yada, yada. You've all heard it. And way too often.

Nope. That ain't the way it works. ------ ---- -----------