gene machine view of human nature
The gene-machine view of human nature states that we are predisposed to what our genes depict. This view is a theory in which no responsibility need be taken and responsibility is therefore diminished. ... If the gene-machine view of human nature is correct, then there are certain implications that one needs to consider. ... For example, men are predisposed, genetically, to be of a more violent nature than women. ... If the gene-machine view is incorrect and it is our social environment that predisposes us to commit to doing certain actions then the same argument would arise. ... If rehabilitation is not possible, it is obvious that the gene-machine argument would seem more plausible because one cannot change ones genes. ... Genetically speaking, if someone has a “crime” gene, we cannot change that gene with modern day technology. If one had the ability to alter the genes of say, their unborn baby, it would seem plausible to remove any genes that are predisposed to things of an unsocial nature such as drug addiction, violence and in the case of philandering males, sexual fidelity to a partner.