missmuffet Posted February 16, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted February 16, 2014 Do you think God gives this to us when we are born? http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/12/us/baby-lab-morals-ac360/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1 New Haven, Connecticut (CNN) -- It is one of life's biggest questions: Are we born knowing the difference between good and evil? Or are we taught our moral beliefs by parents and society? Philosophers and psychologists have long believed that babies are born "blank slates," and that it is the role of parents and society to teach babies the difference between right and wrong; good and bad; mean and nice. But a growing number of researchers now believe differently. They believe babies are in fact born with an innate sense of morality, and while parents and society can help develop a belief system in babies, they don't create one. A team of researchers at Yale University's Infant Cognition Center, known as The Baby Lab, showed us just how they came to that conclusion. Dr. Karen Wynn runs the Baby Lab, and she and her team have been studying the minds and behaviors of babies for decades. About eight years ago they began running a series of studies on babies under 24 months to see how much these babies understand about good and bad behavior. The first test is the simplest. Show a baby an example of good behavior, and then an example of bad behavior, then let the baby decide what she likes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted February 16, 2014 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 593 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 55,868 Content Per Day: 7.55 Reputation: 27,618 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted February 16, 2014 Well, personally I think there is a difference in knowing the difference between right and wrong and being moral. Most 2 year olds I have been exposed to are selfish little beasts until they are taught to be different..... but they know the difference between right and wrong or they wouldn't lie to your face when they do wrong. So I personally would say that we are born knowing good and evil, but have to learn morality. Some people just never learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted February 16, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 I wonder if God has given everyone the moral code to know of God?That way no one can say that they were not saved because they did not know of a God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted February 16, 2014 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 593 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 55,868 Content Per Day: 7.55 Reputation: 27,618 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted February 16, 2014 I wonder if God has given everyone the moral code to know of God?That way no one can say that they were not saved because they did not know of a God. I believe the Bible says that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted February 16, 2014 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 304 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,094 Content Per Day: 4.65 Reputation: 27,773 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted February 16, 2014 Blessings Everyone LOL,I am laughing at what other one said,so true,,,,,I have a 2r old grand daughter,she spent the weekend with me & I just bought her a cute little shirt & after she was playing there was tear in it......I said,"What happened to your little shirt?".........She said,"Oh ,Mommy did it,she ripped it"...Lol (Mommy was not there) With love-in Christ,Kwik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desi2007 Posted February 16, 2014 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,220 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 219 Days Won: 3 Joined: 10/05/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/18/1966 Share Posted February 16, 2014 something we have to learn, morals come from ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted February 16, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 something we have to learn, morals come from ourselves. Do morals really come from ourselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desi2007 Posted February 17, 2014 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,220 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 219 Days Won: 3 Joined: 10/05/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/18/1966 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I think morals come from us. The golden rule has been dated back in egypt 300yrs before Christ. Its a good feeling to want to do good, even atheist would agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OakWood Posted February 17, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 867 Topics Per Day: 0.24 Content Count: 7,331 Content Per Day: 2.01 Reputation: 2,860 Days Won: 31 Joined: 04/09/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/28/1964 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I think morals come from us. The golden rule has been dated back in egypt 300yrs before Christ. Its a good feeling to want to do good, even atheist would agree with that. By and large they do come from ourselves, but only because we were made in God's image. Because we are all fallen, without proper guidance we can lose these morals very quickly. That is why we need God's help. Small children are more or less 'moral' but they can quickly learn to lie, steal and cheat as they discover what it is like to live life in the imperfect world that we all live in. That is why when Atheists smugly claim that they don't need God to teach them a moral code they are mistaken. 'Good' Atheists are only 'good' people because they still possess the inherent golden rule that they were born with, but they can still slide into other forms of immorality such as adultery, sexual perversions and so on. We need God's guidance to keep us on the straight and narrow. Satan can never completely remove morals from people, but he can cause so much confusion that he twists these morals beyond recognition. In the case of truly evil people, love can be twisted into hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyU Posted February 17, 2014 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 64 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 18 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/13/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) God wrote his laws on the house of Israel hearts Jer 31:33Gentils having the law written on their heartsRom 2:15We are all given a conscience and that conscience should recognize Jesus Christ when we meet him. Edited February 17, 2014 by SandyU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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