This makes me wonder, since we are talking about the motives of one single man essentially, if this did not start out as a prideful attempt at quick reform, quickly becoming overshadowed with contempt as the ineptitude of his schemes became apparent. Really, this all just makes Mao look like an unbalanced individual…

A lot of people like to "point out" that society views murder as a more acceptable topic than rape, but I always counter that society has deemed certain types of killing to be acceptable (various forms of self defense), but there are no acceptable forms of rape. So there's also that. Also, the point included in the…

As long as organic food is more expensive to grow and raise, it will be a luxury. If all farming switched to organic, no matter how much they subsidized it, much of the world would starve. Organic methods are also higher impact on the environment, and the "natural" pesticides they use (yes, they use pesticides) are…

I was going to give an even more caustic reply, but from the looks of your history of posts, you've been hurt enough already. Probably back in your younger days you gave it a shot being a "sensitive", "nice" guy and found to your horror that that doesn't get you laid. You then began to get supremely butt-hurt, a…

So basically, dating is a race to the bottom. Most people in society are sexist and subscribe to gender norms, so you increase your chances by being just like them. I Don't need a dating site to tell me this garbage. This is why I hate dating sites, and just about every bit of dating advice I've ever heard. I…

Looks like pseudoscience to me.

Pretty much since Edison's Menlo Park, science research has been done by collaboration.

I believe his statement was tongue in cheek. Maybe I'm being charitable?

Yeah. Observation comes afterwards often because observation is so expensive and time-consuming in high energy physics. Theorists aren't just going to sit on their hands the whole time and wait for CERN.

Science uses both inductive and deductive reasoning.

I think some of this perception of silliness comes from the common notion of female sexuality as harmless to its object (but still bad for society of course) and male sexuality as potentially dangerous to its object (which is hard to see as silly). Also more generally, men are portrayed as more serious in gender…

Lol. The new mutant model of gestation.

Willful ignorance, explained. Bravo!

A slap to the face can cause brain trauma, especially in a child.

If you read the original study, they specifically differentiate between spanking and child abuse. This is only about those who were spanked, not abused.

Then what is it intended to do, pray tell? Is it supposed to feel like a pleasant massage instead? That word you keep using (pain). I don't think it means what you think it means.

You're post is rife with illogic. The original study clearly states that they explicitly focused on the people who were only "spanked". They purposely avoided those who had experienced what most people here (I hope) would agree is heavy abuse. Also, your concept of a sociopath is ridiculously off base. Sociopaths…

I hope you reach some fence-sitters with these posts. You've definitely contributed a lot to these comments. Frankly, I was floored to find this many corporal punishment advocates on Jezebel of all places! And not a one of them has a single shred of evidence in their favor except anecdotes. Just goes to show that…

Thanks for putting this up, but from the looks of these comments, these spanking apologists aren't going to be easily swayed by even a mountain of studies.

Conservatives (and most parents, really) would have the biggest hissy fit if publicly funded parenting classes were even suggested. The govt. wants to tell you how to raise your kids! How dare they?!