Born this way?

This is an interesting topic, and one that I have never before considered. I can see how this is a topic that most people would not want to address, because it goes against what many would like to believe about working hard in that if you work hard enough, you can achieve anything, including intelligence. However, it seems that for some people, learning just naturally comes easier. Of course this does not mean that people should not strive to be as knowledgeable as they can. Although it is quite discouraging, it seems that we do not have as much control over how intelligent we can be as we thought.

I totally agree with what you have said. Genetics is very important when it comes to intelligence and many other things. Maybe the attitude of "all men are created equal" is for motivational purposes. In any case nature and nurture go hand in hand. If someone with high IQ doesn't work hard to learn they wont benefit from they were given with genes. At the same time someone with lower IQ can achieve a lot by working hard and learning. Some things are out of our control but there are areas which we can help ourselves make progress in by trying.

This blog is very interesting. I agree with the comment above that if someone doesn't work as hard they will not reach their full potential. I think that nurture does have a lot to do with intelligence though. I think that people think that intelligent parents raise intelligent kids and automatically assume it has to do with their genes. I think that another way to look at this is that intelligent parents would raise their kids in a more intelligent way. Parents would read to their kids, work with them on puzzles, not encourage TV use and so on. A not very intelligent person would most likely raise their child the same way they were raised which would lead to the same out come. I may be wrong I just think that is another way to look at intelligence.