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  1. DeepShadow

    "Spanking babies is surprisingly common, U.S. study finds"

    Actually, it IS conclusive that punishment (of any kind) is the least effective way to shape behavior. That's been confirmed by every study in behaviorism, in humans or animals. The only debate is to whether spanking (as swatting, not beating) is actually harmful to the child. Grossly...
  2. DeepShadow

    "Spanking babies is surprisingly common, U.S. study finds"

    Yes, these are great things to research. Fortunately, there is actually a lot of research on that. I think what you meant to say is that little media/public attention seems to focus on it. Cuz there's a TON of research. Agreed. Moreover, they tend to rationalize after the fact to...
  3. DeepShadow

    Christian's Birthdays and Other Holidays

    It appears the logic flows this way: these practices started out as pagan traditions, therefore they retain these roots even after full assimilation into Christianity. By that logic, you could tell a researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute that they are not as sincere as a real...
  4. DeepShadow

    "Spanking babies is surprisingly common, U.S. study finds"

    It's true that behavior shaping in young children must be done without attempting to appeal to their reason--Thomas Phelan calls this the "Little Adult" mistake, that we assume children reason the same way adults do. Unfortunately, we know that this ability to reason emerges very slowly...
  5. DeepShadow

    Being in the NOW is dangerous?

    Used properly, mindfulness does not result in this, but there is a danger. The Dark Side of Mindfulness Meditation | Mindful Construct I try to do mindfulness meditation several times a day, and I've found it very helpful. But if I were trying for it all the time, I agree there might be a...
  6. DeepShadow

    "Spanking babies is surprisingly common, U.S. study finds"

    Agreed. Agreed. Agreed. Yeah, but that's what this is really about, though: these parents were not waiting for either. Also, at what age would you say a child learns right from wrong?
  7. DeepShadow

    "Spanking babies is surprisingly common, U.S. study finds"

    That's terrible. With all the other tools we have available, there is just no excuse. These parents need to learn better parenting skills.
  8. DeepShadow

    Brain / Consciousness debate and age (please answer poll for psychological research)

    You need better categories.
  9. DeepShadow

    Sunni Muslims and Christians sacrificing themselves to save Shiite Muslims

    Agreed. Our religions, despite all their differences, demand we see each other as brothers and sisters. Thank you so much for sharing this.
  10. DeepShadow

    Can a "True Christian" Believe in the Water Cycle?

    Yes, I agree that their preference for a literal interpretation is a problem.:yes:
  11. DeepShadow

    Can a "True Christian" Believe in the Water Cycle?

    I'm sorry for the confusion, but I was trying to explain that this is NOT my position. You assumed that it was, and that assumption (that this was my position) was false. I would agree with this. However, I also explained that people with indistinguishable brains can have vastly different...
  12. DeepShadow

    Can a "True Christian" Believe in the Water Cycle?

    So you believe the earth is billions of years old, but that animal life did not evolve during that time period? For the love of pete, I've never said there was no Adam. Evolution does not require a rejection of Adam. :no: I named several transitional fossils. They have been found in...
  13. DeepShadow

    Can a "True Christian" Believe in the Water Cycle?

    Your argument rests on several false assumptions: 1) That these metaphors were needed because of the primitive nature of bronze-age humans. In fact, God has always spoken using huge amounts of metaphor, analogy and parable. When dealing with concepts as abstract and cosmic as these, this is...
  14. DeepShadow

    The battle of evolution vs creationism

    Exactly. To me, it's like people arguing about bowling vs. salmon. "Bowling is a sport, salmon isn't! Therefore bowling is better!" "Puh-lease! Salmon is food, food keeps you alive! Bowling spends energy, food gives you energy! Duh! Salmon is better!" "Bowling is aerobic...
  15. DeepShadow

    Can a "True Christian" Believe in the Water Cycle?

    My first grade teacher said you cannot subtract a number from a smaller number. The concept of negative numbers repudiates this. Does this mean that my first grade teacher was lying? Or is it remotely possible that she had to limit the truth she told me, until I was ready for details...
  16. DeepShadow

    Can a "True Christian" Believe in the Water Cycle?

    How so? You agree with so many of their points in your post--where do you disagree with them? Again, how so? Please explain how my acceptance of the ToE requires me to repudiate my belief in Christ as my savior. Because a lot of people have missed that, such as the God of Evolution...
  17. DeepShadow

    Can a "True Christian" Believe in the Water Cycle?

    Only in the sense that it refers to it. "Refers to" is not the same as "backs up." Wait, so if we don't have the exact details of a person's ancestry, the person doesn't exist? :facepalm: There are lots of ways to have an Adam with evolution. We're not throwing out all of Genesis...
  18. DeepShadow

    Can a "True Christian" Believe in the Water Cycle?

    From Christian Evolutionist Tyler Franke: I'll just restate that last bit with some extra emphasis: "What is so wrong with thinking that the same God who uses a natural process to send the rain upon the earth, would also use a natural process when he filled this planet with life?" And...
  19. DeepShadow

    For Evolution to Occur you MUST HAVE!

    This happens all the time, especially in plants in the form of polyploidy. By the "logic" of this article, polyploids should not ever happen. And yet, they they exist. Matter of fact, by this article, it should not be possible to have a 4-leaf clover arise from 3-leaf clover parents. And...
  20. DeepShadow

    Cross on an LDS Temple

    That's typical of many ex-mos: find something that isn't the way it's always been, or something that isn't taught like it is in Sunday School, and suddenly you have an "EXPOSE of what teh Church mafia didn't want you to know!!!1!":eek:
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