Gao Erdun, the founder of genetic determinism, said in his book Genetic Genius 1869: "A person's ability is hereditary, and its degree is determined by heredity, just as the shape and body tissue of all living things are determined by heredity." His conclusion is based on the investigation of celebrity genealogy. He selected 977 British celebrities (including politicians, judges, military officers, writers, scientists and artists). ) and investigated how many of their relatives (blood relatives) are as famous as them. As a result, their 332 brothers and sons are equally famous. The other control group, the so-called ordinary people (equal in number), has only 1 celebrity in their father and son. Gao Erdun believes that this remarkable difference proves that ability is determined by heredity.

American psychologist Hall said, "One or two legacies are worth a ton of education." He attributed the process of human development to the maturity of organisms, especially the role of heredity, and believed that education and other acquired influences were negligible for human development.

Dong Zhongshu, an ancient thinker in China, put forward the theory of "three natures of sex" from the theological thought system. He divided human nature into three categories, namely, the nature of saints, the nature of people and the nature of fighting. Among them, "saints" are prophets and do not need education; "China people" can guide upward or downward; The nature of "fighting" cannot be moved, and teaching is useless. He highlighted the role of "innate" and "destiny" factors in human development, which can also be classified as a school of genetic determinism.