# #476 - The Genetics of Original Sin: A Dialogue with Kathryn Paige Harden

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Podcast: [Converging Dialogues](https://stenobird.com/podcast/converging-dialogues-1498806)
Published: 2026-02-22T17:29:56+00:00
Episode link: https://convergingdialogues.substack.com/p/476-the-genetics-of-original-sin
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In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Kathryn Paige Harden about the genetics of human behavior. They discuss how genetics research can helps us understand human behavior, responsibility, human reason and moral responsibilities, therapeutic relationships, and cooperation. They talk about Christian dogma for morals, nature and nurture, selfhood, eugenics and IVF, and many more topics. Kathryn Paige Harden is a professor in the department of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where she leads the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab and serves as Director of Clinical Training. Harden received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Virginia and completed her clinical internship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She has been honored by the American Psychological Association for her distinguished scientific contributions to the study of genetics and human individual differences. She has published over 150 scientific papers on the nature and nurture of human behavior. She is also the author of two books: The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality and Original Sin: On the genetics of vice, the problem of blame, and the future of forgiveness . Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe

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