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No. 357
Human nature does exist to an extent but humans are particularly vulnerable as infants which makes them as dependent on cultural input as it does upon their instincts. In fact, most human instincts don't kick in until much later in life, and then don't form properly in the absence of other human beings.
On the other hand, it's precisely those instincts that allows the human being to learn the cultural values that define it. If you consider that, there must be such a thing as human nature.
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