[HiTech RedNeck]

And it saddens me for people to damn this child to hell,

Even in the worst cases, brain and soul need not be presumed in lockstep. Brain is the piano, soul is the musician, and conscious mind is the music. It could be a situation of "don't shoot the piano player - he's doing the best he can."

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Oh, I firmly agree. God of course knows the mental state of this child, knows the heart of the child, and then judges accordingly. I have no difficulty with that concept at all.

[JustPiper]

This is single handly the best analogy I've read in years!