tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124408088251269542.post7049652142087565237..comments2012-06-06T15:56:22.790-07:00Comments on Philip: Spanking makes kids dumberPhilip Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17006976993456475360noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124408088251269542.post-13101116919191359662009-10-05T09:46:10.964-07:002009-10-05T09:46:10.964-07:00I totally believe it. A kid who understand why som...I totally believe it. A kid who understand why something is wrong on his own is better able to develope as a rational and moral person than a child only motivated by fear of his father's wrath. Further, if the point the parent is trying to get across is truly correct, then the actor could probably do it by explanation, or by the child observing it herself (including parents acting by example). Thus, spanking, like violence itself, is probably only needed for raw showing of power unconnected with any moral principle. Learning to obey bad moral principles => poor IQ. This is true in my own experience. The friends I know who hit their kids and who threaten them with violence typiclly do so to enforce impromptu rules made up just then which contradict their other long-standing rules.MakeCulturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105488999424701564noreply@blogger.com