Sunday, July 01, 2007
Babies Lie and Deceive From a Really Young Age
While most people would say that people aren't born good, only Biblical Christianity would say that people are born sinful. Babies lying, to the best of their limited ability, doesn't surprise me.
The Psalmist tells us that we were conceived in sin.
People who want to hold to the myth that people are inherently good will be constantly contradicted by reality.
Behavioural experts have found that infants begin to lie from as young as six months. Simple fibs help to train them for more complex deceptions in later life.
While most people would say that people aren't born good, only Biblical Christianity would say that people are born sinful. Babies lying, to the best of their limited ability, doesn't surprise me.
The Psalmist tells us that we were conceived in sin.
People who want to hold to the myth that people are inherently good will be constantly contradicted by reality.
Labels: original sin
