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[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by Goooh

To me, this goes back to the upbringing that empowered you to make the decision you perceive as correct. Your decision is probably correct, but maybe I. The kind of the opposite side the perceived wrong decision has been engrained in them as the correct decision. Many factors can influence this as well, a fatherless son will more than likely make terrible decisions that are perceived as correct based on social influences (I.e. Music videos, negative influences that they look up to in popular culture, "ballers" in the neighborhood, etc...).

Your decisions can only be molded by the experiences you have had personally and perceived through lives closest to you......

True. As an adult the consequences of your decisions good or bad are yours to bare. Several factors mold ones decision making abilities(as you stated and are correct about) but in the end it comes down to a person having a choice.
As you stated, people learn decision making skills through example and a large segment of our society is learning from a cycle of bad examples. The irony of it is that it's a taxpayer funded cycle for the most part.