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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Sure, if they have no childhood traumas. And their society cares about their trait. And their trait is attractive. Otherwise, this super rare improbable specimen will either perish, or live a relatively standard life.

Genghis Khan had many children, but how powerful were they compared to him? No one cares about your potential. Most living humans have enormous hidden potential they will never realize.

[–]Vulptex 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Nature still beats nurture unfortunately, those with huge potential simply learn they don't have to use it so it becomes their normal. And yes, the traits society cares about will be more successful, or the ones that allow for overthrowing others.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Nurture can't force people to dream or to learn. Power comes from love and self mastery, not from nurture. And our nature is shaped by our will.

Evolution can be random, but it normally isn't. A land doesn't control its creatures, but they all develop similar traits. A creature doesn't control its cells either. But it can choose the conditions in which its cells live. Like the land shapes its creatures, the creature shapes its cells.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

But the ones that are suited best for that land survive to reproduce. Research natural selection. I personally kind of doubt evolution for the same reasons you say this isn't feasible, but that's how it's supposed to work.

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Research natural selection.

The evolution of unicellular organisms is controlled by their environment.

But for us, multicellular organisms with blood, our body is the environment in which our cells live. The conditions of this environment change depending on our actions. Complex animals are too complex to rely on luck for their evolution.

Our mind decides which actions are necessary to survive in the environment. These actions create specific kind of stress in our body. This stress determines which cells get to live and to die.

Adult creatures can't be defined by a single DNA, we are a walking environment for many cells with unique DNA of their own. These cells evolve in accordance with our will. Not us.

In practice, everyone not defective will eat and reproduce. Some special outliers may appear and screw the balance, but they are very rare and aren't the main source of progress.