Depravity

Originally posted by Starrman
What a bizarre indoctrinated world you live in.

My world is your world... I'm watchin' and I'm waitin', hopin' for the best, when it's gonna change my friend is anybody's guess. 🙂

Originally posted by Starrman
I don't see how deception can exist without moral significance.

Small children do not have the ability to recognize the difference between right and wrong. Not having that ability doesn't mean necessarily that a child will not or cannot choose to engage in immoral behavior. Children definitely can and do. However, since they are unable to recognize the difference between right and wrong, their choices are nevertheless innocent. That is, their state lacks moral significance, because neither man nor God can possibly hold them accountable.

Originally posted by Pawnokeyhole
How do you account for the spontaneous emergence of empathy in toddlers? Is this consistent with toddlers being depraved?

How do you account for the spontaneous emergence of empathy in toddlers?

Brain formation.

Is this consistent with toddlers being depraved?

Like I said, I think 'amoral' is a better word than 'depraved' in a child's case. So, 'yes'.

Originally posted by kirksey957
Nice of you to ask. I'm doing OK. Did I tell you I'm teaching a youth Sunday school class next month?

I didn't know that. What are you teaching them?

Originally posted by epiphinehas
[b]How do you account for the spontaneous emergence of empathy in toddlers?

Brain formation.

Is this consistent with toddlers being depraved?

Like I said, I think 'amoral' is a better word than 'depraved' in a child's case. So, 'yes'.[/b]

All mental processes depend on the brain, so saying that brain development explains empathy is a little underdescriptive.

So, would you assert that a toddler can be amoral while also exhibiting empathy?

When in the human life cycle does amorality blossom into depravity?