Monday, November 26, 2007

Right, Wrong, No Shades of Gray

I've always said if you are morally conflicted about something, ask the nearest three-year-old what you should do, because kids have a better sense of right and wrong than many adults. It appears I was wrong. Kids MUCH younger than three have a better sense of right and wrong than many adults.
At the age of six months, most babies have barely learnt to sit up, let alone crawl, walk or talk. But, according to new research, they can already assess someone's intentions towards them, deciding who is a likely friend or enemy.

3 comments:

Mark said...

Yes, they do. Kids have a sixth sense about people. That is one of the reasons babies cry when some people hold them.

Lone Ranger said...

I guess, since human babies are so defenseless, they need SOME kind of edge.

Anonymous said...

Now if they can only figure out how to get them to hold onto that ability through their teen years, then we'll be really cookin'!