Scientists will never develop a drug that will annul our moral sense. Nor need they do so. Such a drug was discovered thousands of years ago and has been successfully used by people everywhere: It is called "religion." Clergymen confidently assure combatants on all sides-Israelis and Palestinians, Americans and Iraqis-that God is on their side. This has successfully tranquilized billions throughout history and there is no evidence that the power of this "drug" is waning. To the contrary, it is becoming more powerful before our very eyes.
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Hebrews 13:23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty
"Popular belief and scientific dogma notwithstanding, the term 'mental illness' refers to unwanted behavior, not medical malady."
Um, yeah. If someone sees flying unicorns, hears voices, takes on multiple personalities, or is depressed beyond hope, that's not illness. It's just unwanted behavior.
(Back to reading. Not quite bored out of my mind, yet.)
Like naming a psychiatric disease. There are none.
HERE IS THE PAPER I WROTE FOR ENGLISH COMP CLASS LAST YEAR REGARDING RITALIN AND ADHD:
Puppy Dog Tails
Dora Hammer
10-26-08
While performing my morning ablutions, I usually listen to right-wing talk radio. Laura Ingram featured an author named Kathleen Parker who was touting her book, “Save the Males: Why Men Matter and Why Women Should Care.” Although I had heard rumblings on the subject of the American “boy crisis” in the classroom, this was the first time I really took notice. Kathleen Parker’s point is not an attempt to negate the progress of girls in their scholastic endeavors, but emphasizes the fact that the feminization of the classroom has put boys at a distinct disadvantage. After considering Parker’s premise, then reading Ellen Goodman’s article, “Getting Real in the Classroom,” I tend to disagree strongly with Goodman’s statement that the “boy crisis” is not “all it was cranked up to be.”
To further support her findings, Parker points out the media portrayal of men in movies and sitcoms as “bumbling idiots” who need a woman to help them get through any crisis that may arise. The following quote from Parker’s book is especially striking:
“Listen to the experts: Esther Vilar, in her best seller, ‘The Manipulated Man,’ calls the American male "the most exploited, the most suppressed, the most manipulated man on the face of the earth;" Linda Bowles said "It isn’t even close, the most abused, vilified, and sexually harassed Americans are white, heterosexual males. I don’t know why they put up with it — and I wish they wouldn’t;" Blackstone said ‘Woman is the favorite of the law.’”
Parker further states that boys are being emasculated by the educational system since the literature is geared more toward giving girls strong characters to emulate while stripping away male swashbuckling heroes that might encourage boys to “act out” violently. Instead of nurturing boys’ rough-and-tumble natural tendencies, Parker says, “we devalue the strong masculine type [and] reward the feminized male.”
With my young cousin, Ian Dane, I witnessed this very scenario played out before my eyes. His parents were encouraged to put him on Ritalin from age seven. His condition was regarded as a serious disease or ailment that was truly pitiful. I found his exuberance delightful and enjoyed his loquaciousness. His parents, however, regarded his constant fiddling and incessant commentary as tiresome and annoying. So, the cure was to administer a magic Ritalin tablet so the dear boy could “focus.”
After witnessing this exchange during a family gathering, I became concerned and did some research on the side effects of Ritalin. The results were alarming. I actually found a website posted in memory of a 14 year old boy who died due to an enlarged heart caused by long term use of Ritalin. The parents were intimidated by their son’s teacher and student counselor to get their son on a regimen of Ritalin. Otherwise, they would be reported to CPS for child neglect and abuse. The website states that schools receive government funding for every student that is diagnosed with ADHD and medicated and placed in special-ed classes. This drug has effects similar to amphetamines and cocaine and is considered a Schedule II illicit drug. Kids sell their Ritalin to their non-ADHD classmates for a healthy profit.
The point here is that the majority of children who are diagnosed as being “behaviorally challenged” are boys. In Gerry Garibaldi’s article, “How Schools Shortchange Boys,” he states that being labeled with the special-ed classification is the “bane of the modern boy.” These boys learn to work the system and intentionally underachieve because they know they can. They expect their tests to be modified and simplified so they can pass. Their special-ed instructors “assist” them with their homework so they won’t have to suffer a loss of self-esteem should they make a poor grade.
Former male feminist, Warren Farrell, became an advocate for male rights once he discovered that the feminist movement was discouraging the role of men in the raising of their own children. The feminists immediately disavowed their association with him and he became a pariah to their cause. He concluded the following: “I definitely agree with choices for women, but I do not agree with choices for women when they eliminate choices for men.” The fact that over one third of the children in American live in homes where their father is absent, is a profoundly sad commentary on the state of our culture.
After considering the contributions of so many experts on this important issue, I find Ellen Goodman’s conclusion that “we need to worry more about children one by one, and less about whether boys are losing their place at the head of the class,” to be an oversimplification and lacking of a full understanding of the dire implications of this problem for our society. We should get back to celebrating the snails-and-puppy-dog-tails side of boys and regain some equilibrium in our educational system.
They stopped teaching the use of footnotes for lower level classes?
I'm confused by this. Do you really mean the word "All"? Most of my psychology training is based on the observance of human behavior patterns, completely disconnected from philosophy.
yeah I don't get that...philosophy?
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There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
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