Matchett, to acknowledge how much of our lives is shaped before we're born by both "nature" and "nurture" is simply common sense. Doing so in no way denies the existence of God or the extent to which we are responsible for being good custodians of the life given to us. However, we ARE given a particular type of life to lead. We are, so to speak, directed or channeled onto a particular life path. Once we're on that path, however, what we make of it is up to us. Why God chose to create us in this way, I cannot say. But He clearly did.