Re: Moral codes are unnecessary
Wow, you sure miss the mark on children:
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we are selfish to the extent that we don't believe that the world exists when we close our eyes.
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It doesn't, at least not for them.
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we are selfish and constantly make fun of others with little or no remorse
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This is just an expression of curiosity or honesty. I don't know or remember many children that were mean-spirited or unable to have friends. If they are, they weren't born that way and didn't develop. They learn that behavior from bad or incomplete parenting. Of course there can be exceptions, but it can't be more than a minor percentage (channeling DS: <3%).
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As we grow older, we become able to love, feel compassion
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Even abused kids instinctively love their parents/caregivers. It takes more work to screw a kid up then it does to love them and raise them right.
I guess you are skipping the teens altogether, as well as most of the 20s.
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capable of altruism
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Do you mean empathy? My son displays this even at 22 months, he's just not aware of the nuances.
All my nitting aside, I disagree with your final statement. If you enforce a moral code at any stage where the mind is susceptible to incorporating it you can't undo that at a later stage.
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