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Making a lot of clones of myself, raising them all differently, and seeing how many of them turn out in the same way as me.
Agreed, it's an interesting thing to think about at least. The nature vs nurture debate is practically as old as time itself but it feels like we're no closer to an answer outside of "it's a bit of both." But how much?
Twin studies show thats its about 50% each.
50% per twin?
50% genetics and 50% the twin's respective environment. These twin studies often look at twins separated and raised in different households.
Not the same, but your comment reminded me of an upcoming game I want to try The Alters
Oooh there's a playable demo! I'm gonna try it as soon as possible!
AFAIK genes only account for physical properties like hair color and shit, and upbringing effects everything else.
Source: someone I met who claimed to be a psychiatrist told me and I've never confirmed it or that she actually was a psychiatrist.
There's a interesting sci-fi book with a (vaguely) similar premise - House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds.