Nature Vs Nurture Debate on Intelligence........................?

The most fascinating about this debate is half the people have vague or just little understanding about it! Not that I am expertise at it, but I would like if people understand it in the right notion; before getting in to who is right or wrong or even trying to prove my understanding, I want all to know as to what is intelligence? From a modern perspective to put forth my understanding I choose Howard Garderns Multiple intelligence concept.

Gardner (1999) defines an intelligence as ‘‘biopsychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems or create products that are of value in a culture’’. According to Gardner, there are more ways to do this than just through logical and linguistic intelligence. Gardner believes that the purpose of schooling "should be to develop intelligences and to help people reach vocational and avocational goals that are appropriate to their particular spectrum of intelligences. People who are helped to do so, [he] believe[s], feel more engaged and competent and therefore more inclined to serve society in a constructive way."

Gardner articulated several criteria for a behavior to be an intelligence. These were that the intelligences:

1.    Potential for brain isolation by brain damage,

2.    Place in evolutionary history,

3.    Presence of core operations,

4.    Susceptibility to encoding (symbolic expression),

5.    A distinct developmental progression,

6.    The existence of savants, prodigies and other exceptional people,

7.    Support from experimental psychology and psychometric findings.

Gardner believes that eight abilities meet these criteria:

§  Spatial

§  Linguistic

§  Logical-mathematical

§  Bodily-kinesthetic

§  Musical

§  Interpersonal

§  Intrapersonal

§  Naturalistic

He considers that existential and moral intelligence may also be worthy of inclusion.

Now I have to mention the broad dimensions of intelligence they are the:

·         Fluid intelligence

·         Crystal Intelligence

My understanding is that intelligence has certain amount of inheritance that cant be denied or not be given credit as learning happens through genetic and brain does play an important role.
When spoken of the counter argument that learning happens through social setting, as it involves the experience.

My question now that hasn't yet been resolved yet is where is experience coming from? Is it social or personal?