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JinxRake said:
SvennoJ said:
Both, nature gives you the potential, nurture the chance to realize that potential.

No matter how hard you work, you can't alter your basic affinities. You can learn to utilize your mind to the best of your abilities, yet someone born smarter can still outperform you.
http://www.sciencedump.com/content/10-people-highest-iq-world-infographic
Try to catch up to those people...


I would like to point out Judit Polgar in that list, which basically invalidates what you've tried to argue. 

What? You don't think many other people have tried the same with their kids?
She had the potential, her parents maximized that potential.