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by Sagat 4617 days ago
> they did not have the same chance to develop an ethic framework as adults had, because they had less years to learn.

Many people die without ever having found an ethical framework. In fact, it's possible to make ill-designed ethical frameworks of your own that can have disastrous effects on society. Believing that time is the equivalent of wisdom is unwise.

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> Believing that time is the equivalent of wisdom is unwise.

I absolutely agree with this statement, but that is not what I wanted to express. I would more say that time plays an important role. Learning anything takes time. Not everyone uses the time for learning the right things. Some people are fast, while some people are slow. I would say it is not fair to judge people who had little time to learn (children) by the same measures as people who had more time to learn (adults).