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Are children born with moral? read this

Enter here to explore ethical issues and discuss the meaning and source of morality.
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Are children born with moral? read this

#1 Post by coffee » April 27th, 2016, 9:47 am

What scientists learned when they bribed babies with crackers
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/scien ... 01786.html



Smacking children makes them more likely to have mental health problems when they grow up, research finds
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style ... 02086.html

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Re: Are children born with moral? read this

#2 Post by Dave B » April 27th, 2016, 12:45 pm

Interesting articles, thanks, coffee.

I seem to remembrr that morals are considered to have an evolutionary origin for quite a long time, but nice to see more evidence for this. Not at all surprised that given a big enough incentive, as a "one-off" at least, can suppress the morals. It could be why I hate shopping at bullying supermarkets but can't afford local shop prices on my whole shop!

One hopes that this does not become a life-habit, a sole pattern of life. But, with a world full of fat-cats, taking the profit with no thought of the consequences for other people, it seems to be a forlorn hope.
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
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Re: Are children born with moral? read this

#3 Post by coffee » April 27th, 2016, 1:58 pm

I give more respect to babies/children, they are not my things that I own or my property

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