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天性與后天的培養究竟哪個更重要？本·莫林和妻子凱瑟琳·奧尼爾都是備受尊敬的科學家，兩人進行了一項他們認為能改變人類對自己身份認知的實驗：用與三個孩子遺傳的天性相悖的方式撫養他們，最終證明后天對孩子的撫養可以勝過孩子先天的天策馳影院。他們希望證明人都具備達成任何成就的潛能。本和凱瑟琳在實驗中發現了家庭的可貴，比起實驗的科學真相，后者微不足道。