(03-24-2015, 02:22 PM)Samsarilian Wrote:(03-24-2015, 08:25 AM)speakeasy Wrote: The nature vs. nurture debate continues to this day. I get the feeling from postings by Samsarilian and you that you both fall into the nurture side of the spectrum as having the most influence on the formation of a person's character. So does Kelly and the others, evidently. Guess I do, too, but in this case, can't escape feeling that of all possible wesen and, as you pointed out, given the source as Adalind's line, - the Hexenbiest in Juliette would fight hardest to win an internal battle for dominance. Should be intriguing to see how it all plays out; one thing we can't complain about in the journey we take with Grimm is that it's predictable.
Actually I was studying to be an Engineer when I took Psychology one. I had been reading Psych text for years before that but Math and Logic are my filters. Nature and Nurture to me are the two sides of a single equation they are in balance as far as I can tell. You could also say that though I am a Christian by raising, training, and basic belief, I am a Tai-ist (sp? pronounced Dowist but it is chinese) or Wican/Druid by outlook. I believen in balance more than good or evil. They can not exist without each other any more than light and dark, day and night, passion (both love and hate) and appathy.
I agree that balance in the sense you describe it is a good philosophy, a sound goal to strive for in life. It seems an approach which doesn't attempt to address the right or wrong of a situation (which becomes a discussion of ethics). It may involve letting things take their course or choosing decisions that preserve balance, and that's a pretty civilized way to respond, where possible. Also agree that the concept of good vs. evil is an oversimplification in most instances.
If I understand correctly, we could say that your belief that generalizations about what it means to be a Hexenbiest, for example, don't necessarily make one good or evil, but the balance such a wesen achieves within itself is the definer. No problem with that concept. My concern with N and J is that the balance sought within one may come at the cost of the balance needed within the other. Oil and water kind of thing. It's also possible they can arrive at a balanced relationship that suits each of them.
"The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation." Bertrand Russell - printed on a beer mat in "Shaun of The Dead".