Religion and Spanking

[Losty]

Got any data for that?

I get it from talking to teachers.  Why?  Do you believe students are just as well-behaved today?

Of course they are. Every generation thinks the one after theirs is worse and it's always a load of crap. Kids act out in different ways now than when you were a child. They have access to different technology and are (IMO) a lot smarter and more independent than kids probably were when you were young.

As far as spanking goes, I won't do it. I think it's terrible honestly. I would never hit a dog or a child or an elderly parent or a friend or a spouse to try and train them into behaving in a way that I find more pleasing.

You can't say it's always ineffective because that is not true. It's ineffective at teaching morals. If you slap a kid every time they stick their hand near the stove top they absolutely will learn not to do that action anymore. Or like my dad you could hold their hand uncomfortably close while threatening to press it against the hot burner and while that tends to cause more unecessary side effects it certainly works too.

Just because something works doesn't mean it's ok to do it.