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Originally Posted by Richard1965
You don’t think environment has anything to do with it?...If one’s parents are liars, and this is one’s example, then one would grow up to be a liar...
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No, environment has nothing to do with anything.
I live with no knowledge of the world in a cave with my head in the sand.
dysgenic had a good observation...no one taught me to push a kid down in the sandbox and never saw it done...it
came naturally with hurt feelings or a ball taken from my hands.
If a child was given everything his little heart desired so he never was disappointed (ALWAYS being handed what he reached for), always being shown attention and kindness...would he always be kind in return? I dunno....
but one day he
would have to find disappointment and hurt feelings.
If brought up entirely with detachment and calm ... would he never lash out in any anger?
Now, we are getting into the Psychology area..they might transfer this thread over there!
Being born with a wicked heart is the question..many Christians here think we are.
I do not think so....now do we have to learrn appropriate social skills...sure.
Otherwise, we would be taking something we wanted out of someone's hand to this day.
Are we born rude and socially stupid? Well, that's pretty obvious...but sinful and wicked hearts? Um, I don't think so...
we were
born with the light of God in us....sweet and pure...doesn't mean we don't cry when we're hungry.
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Hmm...
