That genomes are behind what makes personality defective, degenerate or inferior.
Ponder on this quote:
76:2.6 The observation of Abel’s conduct establishes the value of environment and education as factors in character development. Abel had an ideal inheritance, and heredity lies at the bottom of all character; but the influence of an inferior environment virtually neutralized this magnificent inheritance. Abel, especially during his younger years, was greatly influenced by his unfavorable surroundings. He would have become an entirely different person had he lived to be twenty-five or thirty; his superb inheritance would then have shown itself. While a good environment cannot contribute much toward really overcoming the character handicaps of a base heredity, a bad environment can very effectively spoil an excellent inheritance, at least during the younger years of life. Good social environment and proper education are indispensable soil and atmosphere for getting the most out of a good inheritance.
I’ve explained this many, many times. Character and personality are not the same thing. We inherit the character of our personality. Inheritance involves genes, DNA. Some people are unfortunate in that they inherit character handicaps, which TUB refers to as a base heredity. A good social environment can help overcome that. But a good social environment is the moral and ethical environment of a refined culture, and that is not found in a petri dish. Where does a refined culture originate? It originates inside the soul, from the Adjuster, the source of advancing civilization.
111:4.5 Only in the higher levels of the superconscious mind as it impinges upon the spirit realm of human experience can you find those higher concepts in association with effective master patterns which will contribute to the building of a better and more enduring civilization. Personality is inherently creative, but it thus functions only in the inner life of the individual.
109:4.4 If the Adjusters indwelling the minds of the inhabitants of Urantia were to be withdrawn, the world would slowly return to many of the scenes and practices of the men of primitive times; the divine Monitors are one of the real potentials of advancing civilization.
But even a perfect culture cannot rid society of all its inferior stock. We have to work hard to elevate our thinking, attune it to our Adjusters, if we are ever going to learn to recognize the difference between superior and inferior.
50.6.4 Culture presupposes quality of mind; culture cannot be enhanced unless mind is elevated. Superior intellect will seek a noble culture and find some way to attain such a goal. Inferior minds will spurn the highest culture even when presented to them ready-made. Much depends, also, upon the successive missions of the divine Sons and upon the extent to which enlightenment is received by the ages of their respective dispensations.
