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Are children born in a state of original honesty? We didn't cover this very deeply, but there are excellent reasons for thinking that it's true. Everyone has experienced those moments when children say things that adults have been educated or conditioned or cultured into believing are tactless, rude, or unmentionable. "Kids say the darnedest things" is a common phrase in America, but the question seldom asked is "why?" Kids are honest, I think, because they have not yet been convinced of the per…