Fascinating. Click here. (HT Drudge) Excerpt:
An astonishing series of experiments is challenging the views of many psychologists and social scientists that human beings are born as 'blank slates' - and that our morality is shaped by our parents and experiences.
Instead, they suggest that the difference between good and bad may be hardwired into the brain at birth.
In one experiment involving puppets, babies aged six months old showed a strong preference to 'good' helpful characters - and rejected unhelpful, 'naughty' ones.
In another, they even acted as judge and jury. When asked to take away treats from a 'naughty' puppet, some babies went further - and dished out their own punishment with a smack on its head. (more . . .)
Me: Is anyone reminded of Romans 2:15 "... the work of the law is written on their hearts..."? Cf. J. Budziszewski's Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law, and his other book, What We Can't Not Know.