I thought it was a Stefan Molyneux post for a moment. Someone hurt Sam. If only it were possible to narrow it down to one or two people. 
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or he is just right
Sam's rich parents made it impossible for him to fail, which is good in some ways but it doesn't make him a source of good advice for regular people.
Capital punishment sets boundaries. What Sam describes is someone who has been physically punished but never been built up to be strong. That's the key missing ingredient in a lot of recent generations, parents didn't want to make their children (particularly boys) into great people, they probably usually wanted them to just not be nuisances.
Capital punishment sets boundaries. What Sam describes is someone who has been physically punished but never been built up to be strong. That's the key missing ingredient in a lot of recent generations, parents didn't want to make their children (particularly boys) into great people, they probably usually wanted them to just not be nuisances.
that's probably also why the studies show an overall detrimental effect.
I am willing to believe that in some cases it's possible that a child needs a smack over the head to actually get it, even though the parent is smart and matured enough to only dish it out when it is just.
In most cases though, such people make smart and well-adjusted children who are mostly fine with much milder forms of punishment.
And most who beat their children are idiots who can't control themselves. Leftists cope about a perpetuating circle of violence, but we can infer from violent criminals that it is not the environment at all.
It's just their nature, so they would kick the crap out of their kids even if they were never beaten themselves.
I am willing to believe that in some cases it's possible that a child needs a smack over the head to actually get it, even though the parent is smart and matured enough to only dish it out when it is just.
In most cases though, such people make smart and well-adjusted children who are mostly fine with much milder forms of punishment.
And most who beat their children are idiots who can't control themselves. Leftists cope about a perpetuating circle of violence, but we can infer from violent criminals that it is not the environment at all.
It's just their nature, so they would kick the crap out of their kids even if they were never beaten themselves.
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>"Studies!' 
Studies show that vaccines are effective and safe. You really need to take into account that science and academia have been turned against our benefit for a very long time now. If you want to know if capital punishment is really detrimental, figure out if the greatest man you know was ever spanked as a child and you'll be closer to your answer than any study could ever get you.
Studies show that vaccines are effective and safe. You really need to take into account that science and academia have been turned against our benefit for a very long time now. If you want to know if capital punishment is really detrimental, figure out if the greatest man you know was ever spanked as a child and you'll be closer to your answer than any study could ever get you.
sam cited them
>I fucking HATE science, actually
if you are unwilling to understand exactly how they "have been turned against our benefit" (the only thing I was saying) that's one thing, but I'm pretty sure you'll have no problem leaning on it when it supports what you wanna hear. see this a lot with self-described science haters.
>I fucking HATE science, actually
if you are unwilling to understand exactly how they "have been turned against our benefit" (the only thing I was saying) that's one thing, but I'm pretty sure you'll have no problem leaning on it when it supports what you wanna hear. see this a lot with self-described science haters.
I don't hate science. I like invention and discovery. But has science taught us how to raise our children better? Guess I need to see some evidence of that. 
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?"
Matthew 7
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?"
Matthew 7
yeah okay I mean you're really not even engaging with what I actually said, which is that the study sam cited probably only shows what it does ("spanking bad") because they fail to control for genetics and restraint of the parent. But whatever