Ryan2065
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If you notice, I cite my evidence after I voice my opinion. In most all my posts in threads I give my opinion first in a post, and then I move on and give my opinion a second time (when someone goes against it) and back it up with facts. I find that this is the best way to get my point across. Give my opinion, then show that others think the same way (experts.)Draka said:As a matter of fact I find it refreshing to see that the people here are thinkers who form their own opinions and give their reasoning for them, instead of just citing other people's work all the time and showing no thought of their own.
Did you even read any of the studies that I posted? Actually I don't think that you did. Because if you did, you would notice that it is a psychologist saying that a panel of judges skewed the data to make it look like spanking was harmful to a child when most of the studies they did showed that they were not harmful. And its nice that you took a few psychology courses and now believe that you know more than the experts. Seeing as you disregard the studies I posted without even reading them saying that the "experts" were more than likely wrong.Draka said:Ahh, and of course all these "studies" were completely on the up and up and none of the children knew that they were being observed ever huh? Look, you can quote all you want the many studies you want to refer to. Have at it and have fun. But, seriously, as a person who has gone through many college courses on varying psychology classes that has read and even duplicated some of these studies I can tell you that you can manipulate any of the findings, as well as your sample, to get the exact results you are looking for. Psychologists seem to have a tendency of thinking they know more than they do simply because they have a degree. They are self proclaimed experts that magically KNOW how EVERYONE is because of sampling a portion of the population...and every random samplng isn't exactly random if you think about it.
The actual evidence that I posted was about a panel of experts in their fields looking at all of the evidence for and against spanking that they could get their hands on and forming an opinion. That opinion was:
Then the man went on to say that the AAP took this evidence, and only looked at the evidence against spanking and then came out with a statement that said all spanking is bad no matter what. Please actually read what I present before you attack it.The co-chairs of the conference concluded, "Given a relatively "healthy' family life in a supportive environment, spanking in and of itself is not detrimental to a child or predictive of later problems."
Have you ever witnessed a debate? I doubt you have. Out of 140 posts here only 3 of them actually have referenced material. 98% of this thread is opinion, 2 % of it is cited fact. Please show me one debate that is like that. As I stated before, opinions are nice in a debate, but without fact, each opinion holds equal weight. The way to debate is to share your opinion and then back it up with fact.Draka said:As for "jibberish", the people here are voicing their opinions...and there is NOTHING wrong with opinion in a debate. Opinions are formed through knowledge, experience, and those come with age as well. Just because not everyone here is citing what others say doesn't make their statements any less valid.