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To: Ilaine who wrote (78047)	4/13/2000 11:30:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I see children SNEAK a lot more than they give, and it is only the APPEARANCE of being fair that they seek. So in a sense it seems to be totally a societal posturing activity. A sort of "Look at me, see what a good knowledge of what is "right" and "fair" I have. You can't cheat ME, better watch out, I KNOW my rights" I think it's totally about projecting attitude, staking out societal turf.

To: Ilaine who wrote (78047)	4/14/2000 12:30:00 AM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I don't think the knowledge comes particularly easily. But it usually comes early, so the emotional cost of learning some of the big'uns is submerged. I imagine that babies and toddlers do a great deal of social experimentation, mostly within the family, to figure out where and how they fit in. And for some reason most adults aren't super aware of this experimentation. That is probably adaptive also ... most of us are set up to take a social lesson for granted, once it's learned. To rehash some of what X and Steve said, most of us have a strong drive to adapt our behavior toward what the group accepts and praises. And I'll tentatively extend that to say that we begin thhe adaptation process pretty much from birth (imprinting mommy and maybe daddy) and the following weeks (like that all-important first smile).