Nature vs. Nurture in Good Omens

Lauren did a post about Nature and its role in Paradise Lost, and I wanted to expand that, talking about Nature and Good Omens. I figured I'd at least give her credit for the initial idea though. Here's her post!

While Nature seems to be very important in Paradise Lost, it really doesn't seem to be as important in Good Omens. In fact, nurture seems to be much more relevant. This surprised me a lot actually. I fully expected little Adam the anti-Christ to be a bully; mean, cold-hearted, tricky and deceiving. Instead, he's a pretty normal kid, even naming his hell-hound Dog instead of Killer or anything remotely stereotypical.

All three of the babies that got switched turned out much differently than expected. It was strange to think about because, as Lauren said, in Paradise Lost, nature plays a huge role in Adam and Eve's lives. However, there are a lot of parts in Paradise Lost and Good Omens that seem to be quite opposite; some even ironic.

Adam grew up nothing like the anti-Christ, though one would think that his destiny to be the anti-Christ would take over. I was really surprised by that. Why wouldn't he be controlled more by his destiny? And why was it so different than Paradise Lost?