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The concept is interesting. I think the awareness of babies might be underestimated. > I had misunderstood the water as a prelude to being drowned and was terr
by rightbyte 2y ago
The concept is interesting. I think the awareness of babies might be underestimated.
> I had misunderstood the water as a prelude to being drowned and was terrified that the deacon wanted to kill me.
Sounds like a rationalisation way later though? I don't think you could be aware of either concept at the time. Like, the fear of the priest as a stranger, or fear of the other babies screams from pouring water on their heads. Not the concept of drowning or killing.
- Feathercrown 2y agoIsn't drowning one of the few things that babies instinctually fear?
- ryao 2y agoIt was a deacon and I was not afraid of him. I was afraid of being drowned. I probably had some prior notion of drowning from being bathed by my mother. She was a very results oriented person that did not have any idea that the details of how you do things are important. It is almost certain that she accidentally got water in my nose at some point (possibly multiple times), which made me acutely aware of the notion of drowning. It is a memory that I likely elected to forget, although traces likely remained, which likely caused my fear during my baptism. Coincidentally, I have had a lifelong aversion to putting my head below water. It made learning to swim impossible.