Do our genes affect free will?

It's not as if scientists, doing a study of the genetic contribution for IQ, note that 60% is explained by genes, 20% by environment and 20% by free will. The latter term, if it ... The truth may be the opposite, with genetic endowments contributing to free will and environmental influence making people less free. read more

Thesis: Your genetic stock is one of the many determination of what possibilities your life might take, however these genetic determinations are also dialectically affected by what your environment. In other words, there’s an exchange taking place between one’s nature and one’s nurture. read more

Genes for neurotransmitter receptors, and for protein neurotransmitters, are strong candidates for behavioral genes in humans. But the environment also plays a role in modifying our underlying genotypes. read more