Thursday, September 17, 2009

Is foolishness a just cause for punishment?


Yes:

-Negative reinforcement is a proven method of improvement. If a child is backhanded everytime they do something foolish, would they do it again?

-Natural selection should be allowed to take place, causing the weak and foolish to die or atleast not rise in society.


No:

-Negative reinforcement is considered "cruel and unusual punishment" in today's society. (allowing geneticly inferior people to prosper and ruin the world)

-Sometimes people just cannot help their foolishness. (because natural selection was not allowed to run its course)

1 comment:

  1. Although I agree, many times the ones who are being struck down are the ones with Ideas - the people who are thinking outside the box and not conforming to the "norm". These are the people that when heard, can teach us the most.

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