Nature verses Nurture

The debate about nature verses nurture comes up a lot in classrooms but I always find it interesting and to hear others' views on the topic. Nature is what people are destined to act and behave like and Nurture is supposedly the freedom of how life will be played out. But isn't that also like having our life decided for us in a way? How we are brought up influences how we make choices and how we will end up living. There is, of course, the argument against that saying that people do have their own minds and can make choices for themselves regardless of what their parents taught them.

While I was reading for another class's homework, I came across a part in the reading that reminded me of this class because it ties along with the conversations we have been recently having about truth and free will. "[People have been trying to figure out for a while now] whether ultimate truth was to be found through faith or reason, blind acceptance of authorities or the evidence of the senses, determinism or free will."
What interested me in this was the connection of blind acceptance of authorities and free will. Then I thought about it and realized that this occurs a lot whether people realize they are doing it or not. We as humans (sometimes, not all the time) blindly follow authority because we believe since they are of higher status or ranking, they must be more knowledgeable, and therefore trust them. The same can be true for religion and following God. People have faith in God and blindly accept his word without fully knowing what will happen or whether it is the right thing at the time. But because it's God it must be right! How can we be sure?

Back to the nature vs. nurture, I believe in nurture. I side with empiricism and that people are born with a blank slate and are from then on influenced by the world around them. I don't think people are born good or evil, if either of those concepts actually exist. Though I do think everyone has both good and bad in them because of what we have experienced in the world. Whichever side of us we choose to use with our "free will" is how others perceive us.

-If God did create good and evil together, (evil being bad) why is it that he loves all his children just as they are, even if they are evil?
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-What is your view on nature vs. nurture?