And how many published "scientific" studies yield reproducible results these days? That, and there's the whole neuroplasticity angle, where hitting the spank b

And how many published "scientific" studies yield reproducible results these days? That, and there's the whole neuroplasticity angle, where hitting the spank bank reinforces the neural connections that enjoy hitting the spank bank. Or, pre-scientism: "The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken."