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This morning a new study came to my attention, a CTV reportage about babies that have the ability to distinguish right from wrong. We thought that babies are born with little sense and it takes time and learning and good examples, for a child to make such judgments.
An example of three characters – toys - is made: A- the good, B- the main character, and C- the bad. A is helping B, while C is hindering B actions. New studies show that babies, as old as six months old have the power of decision making and prefer good in their choices.Professor Paul Bloom from Yale shown through his research that babies will choose the toy that helped the main character. Does this make us moral by birth?
Some centuries ago Rousseau called babies “perfect idiots”. Different other studies show that babies tend to be selfish, impartial – but they tend to learn fast. They are like a sponge assimilating knowledge.
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A 6 months baby has already develop a sense of survival – he needs to cry when he is hungry, scream when he is wet or scared, and whimper when he is sleepy. Just because – this way he is helped and returns to a state of comfort. Does he care how his parents feel about his unorganized crying? Or will a baby stop looking for milk if his mother doesn`t have any?
By watching a puppet show, exemplifying the same thing – survival – maybe the only thing babies distinguish is helpful from unhelpful behavior. And from this the new linkage is good and wrong. Yes, we learn morality – just because we have the instinct of survival.
A baby doesn`t yet have a sense of others – just by interactions, smiles and good examples he starts to show an interest in good and starts to organize his expectations. So, a peaceful worm atmosphere for learning is the first thing we need in order to become moral.
Good luck parents – in teaching you little ones!
Note: Source CTV Matinee
This morning a new study came to my attention, a CTV reportage about babies that have the ability to distinguish right from wrong. We thought that babies are born with little sense and it takes time and learning and good examples, for a child to make such judgments.
An example of three characters – toys - is made: A- the good, B- the main character, and C- the bad. A is helping B, while C is hindering B actions. New studies show that babies, as old as six months old have the power of decision making and prefer good in their choices.Professor Paul Bloom from Yale shown through his research that babies will choose the toy that helped the main character. Does this make us moral by birth?
Some centuries ago Rousseau called babies “perfect idiots”. Different other studies show that babies tend to be selfish, impartial – but they tend to learn fast. They are like a sponge assimilating knowledge..
A 6 months baby has already develop a sense of survival – he needs to cry when he is hungry, scream when he is wet or scared, and whimper when he is sleepy. Just because – this way he is helped and returns to a state of comfort. Does he care how his parents feel about his unorganized crying? Or will a baby stop looking for milk if his mother doesn`t have any?
By watching a puppet show, exemplifying the same thing – survival – maybe the only thing babies distinguish is helpful from unhelpful behavior. And from this the new linkage is good and wrong. Yes, we learn morality – just because we have the instinct of survival.
A baby doesn`t yet have a sense of others – just by interactions, smiles and good examples he starts to show an interest in good and starts to organize his expectations. So, a peaceful worm atmosphere for learning is the first thing we need in order to become moral.
Good luck parents – in teaching you little ones!
Note: Source CTV Matinee
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