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by mbivert 862 days ago
I agree that we can't assume that their head is a calm place. It's probably still safe to argue that the range/intensity of emotions/feelings they have is noticeably below those adults (e.g. lust).

If you agree, then I'd shift to a weaker statement: they have a stronger potential [than adults] for being calm, but with little to no conscious incentive to exploit it, in general.

That is, assuming calmness is proportional to emotions/feelings.

Out of curiosity, I've googled "emotions innate": there doesn't seem to be a status-quo [0][1]. AFAIK, imitation is crucial for learning, but I'd be surprised if nothing had been left from the mother's womb.

[0]: https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2017/februa...

[1]: https://old.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/3z50ur/are_emot...