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Quote by: Rive Or are we the products of the world around us? Do we act of our own will, and choose are own paths or are we doomed to follow, even subconciously? |
Everyone is influenced by their environment, but no two people in the same way. No two people share the same environment, and very few people share a common genotype. So, we are all ourselves in the sense that we are all different, but this self is a product mainly of our surroundings. However, being influenced by one’s environment is only denying one’s self if “self” is defined simply as one’s genes. If that is the case, why would you even want to be purely yourself?