SvennoJ on 28 February 2012
I voted none of it but I read the question wrong.
I do believe personality is part nature and part the accumulation of your experiences. Since I think the brain is deterministic, I don't believe you have any control over either of those 2 factors, thus have no control over your personality.
But since you ask how much your personality is controlled by your 'self', the question is what is the 'self'. If the 'self' is formed by your experiences and consequent thought processes then I guess the answer is most of it.
Saying people with higher intelligence can easily change their personality is a fallacy imo. They might have more complex personalities, but still don't have any control over it. Simply more checks and balances in the equations.
