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[–] zomb1e 10 points -10 points (+0|-10) ago 

The thing about temperament and intelligence is that those are more affected by nurture than nature.

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[–] CuntReckTheRecord 0 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago 

I hope you forgot your /s

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[–] zomb1e 5 points -5 points (+0|-5) ago 

What? You don't think education affects intelligence?

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[–] StoneAgeTribeman 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Wrong.

Heritability of IQ

The heritability of IQ for adults is between 57% and 73%[6] with some more-recent estimates as high as 80%[7] and 86%.[8] (...) Recent studies suggest that family and parenting characteristics are not significant contributors to variation in IQ scores;[11] however, poor prenatal environment, malnutrition and disease can have deleterious effects.[12][13]

And this is coming from ultra-liberal wikipedia. Even if we take the most liberal estimate of intelligence heritability ("nature") of 57%, it's still more than half. So, no, intelligence is not more affected by nurture than nature.

Of course good prenatal environment is important and if you consider this nurture so be it, but the genetic component is very very strong.