There are already plenty of adults who are addicted to social networking –people who cannot spend more than an hour without using their mobile phone to post a Tweet or check on Facebook and people who spend hours and hours in front of the computer all day doing nothing productive. This form of social escapism is twisted in its nature. Despite not actually being able to be around other people, the internet still manages to fill in that need for socialization.
“The Moral Life of Babies:” Evidence of Human Exceptionalism » Secondhand Smoke | A First Things Blog
The New York Times Magazine has a long and interesting article today about the moral life of babies. The story’s main thesis, after establishing evidence for a rudimentary infant morality–such as babies preferring “good guy” puppets, I can’t do the evidence justice in a blog entry–is to refute suggestions–which are treated respectfully–that human morality is evidence for a divinity, as opposed to purposeless evolution. But that matter is of no consequence to us here at SHS. “The Moral Life of Babies:” Evidence of Human Exceptionalism » Secondhand Smoke | A First Things Blog
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