Without a doubt, humans are unique and complex creatures and their development is a complex process. It is this process that leads people to ask: Is a child's development influenced by genetics or by their environment? This long-running debate has been at the forefront of psychology for countless decades and is better known as “Nature versus Nurture.” The continuing controversy over whether or not children develop their psychological attributes based on genetics (nature) or how they were raised (nurture) has occupied the minds of psychologists for years. However, through careful reading of experiments, studies and discussions, it is easy to be convinced that education plays a much more important role in the development of human beings than nature. The “Nature versus Nurture” argument goes back thousands of years. In 350 BC, philosophers were asking the same question about human behavior. Plato and Aristotle were two philosophers who each had different opinions on the matter. On the one hand, Plato believed that knowledge and behavior were due to inherent factors, but environmental factors still played a role in the equation. Conversely, Aristotle had different views. He believed in the idea of ​​“Tabula Rasa” – the Blank Slate theory supported the cultural side of the argument and put forward the idea that everyone is born with a “Tabula Rasa”, Latin for “Blank Slate.” He proposed that “people learn and acquire ideas from external forces or the environment.” Was he right when he proposed that the mind is a blank slate and that it is our experiences that write on these tables? This theory concluded that as humans, we are born with a mind empty of ideas and that at birth we have no knowledge or awareness of how we should behave... middle of paper ......consequence of his lack of interaction. with other humans, this child was not aware of any social qualities. From the example of feral children, we can reasonably infer that socialization and nurturing are key ingredients in a child's development. In 1874, Francis Galton said: “Nature is all that a man brings with him into the world; education is any influence that affects him after his birth.” The human body contains millions and millions of cells and each of these cells contains hereditary information and DNA. However, there is no evidence that the information in these genes predetermines how we behave. I believe it is our life experiences and what we see and what we are told that shapes the way we behave. Therefore, it seems to me that education plays a much more determining and dominant role in the development of a human being than nature..