Quote Originally Posted by Singu View Post
No.

You know, people go on about "Oh, but if you remove all these other factors like upbringings, social influences, etc, then it's related". But if you remove all those factors, then the situation would be completely different, and we'd be talking about completely different things.

If it's affected by things like upbringing, then it's 100% caused by upbringing, and 0% by anything else. The fact is that it cannot exist without the upbringing.
I see. Do you see people as more or less entirely socially constructed? Do you believe whatever can be said to be 'personality' is entirely developed during the formative years? Do you place any stock in heredity or innate characteristics? If you've the time or interest, any specifics you could offer would be appreciated.