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> That's harsh. It’s meant to be harsh. They’re mass-prescribing poorly understood psychoactive drugs based on unscientific assessments. They’re giving young c

> That's harsh. It’s meant to be harsh. They’re mass-prescribing poorly understood psychoactive drugs based on unscientific assessments. They’re giving young children amphetamines for normal behavior (disliking school). They are kooks, and I have as much regards for them as I do for those that performed lobotomies.

Eleison23 4y ago
The drugs typically have inverse effects to what they're supposed to do. Antidepressants cause suicidal ideations, this is well known, but did you know that they also cause homicidal ideations? The kids at Columbine were really smart kids, but their parents started medicating them and they got a lot worse. Charles Whitman, U Texas, 1966, was on psychoactive medications such as Dexedrine; it's no coincidence that he was compelled to murder lots of people from that tower, not because of mental defect but because of drugs he was on. Nancy Reagan was right. "Just Say No." I listen to Nancy Reagan.
imiric 4y ago
It's pointless arguing with you, as you have no intention of considering alternative viewpoints. I'll just say that I wouldn't dismiss an entire field of study based on wrong actions by some, or even a majority, of practitioners. Psychology and psychiatry do help many people, and it's the best we can do for many psychological issues. Can it be abused and wrongly applied? Sure. But it's not pseudoscience, and its practitioners aren't "kooks". The mind is an abstract concept, and we don't yet have the knowledge of how it interacts with the brain, a physical entity. If we did, all psychological issues would be studied and treated by neuroscience instead. In the meantime, we need branches of research that are not as well defined as traditional "hard" sciences.
- n0tth3dro1ds 4y ago
  > It's pointless arguing with you, as you have no intention of considering alternative viewpoints. If by “alternative viewpoints” you mean unrepeatable non-science, then you’re absolutely right! Repeat your results and I’ll take you seriously. > it's the best we can do for many psychological issues You can’t make this claim without repeatable results > The mind is an abstract concept, and we don't yet have the knowledge of how it interacts with the brain, a physical entity This attitude is exactly how the lobotomy came about. “Let’s just mess with the brain (which we don’t understand). It’s the best we can do!” Kooks!

Eleison23 4y ago

The drugs typically have inverse effects to what they're supposed to do. Antidepressants cause suicidal ideations, this is well known, but did you know that they also cause homicidal ideations? The kids at Columbine were really smart kids, but their parents started medicating them and they got a lot worse. Charles Whitman, U Texas, 1966, was on psychoactive medications such as Dexedrine; it's no coincidence that he was compelled to murder lots of people from that tower, not because of mental defect but because of drugs he was on. Nancy Reagan was right. "Just Say No." I listen to Nancy Reagan.

imiric 4y ago

It's pointless arguing with you, as you have no intention of considering alternative viewpoints. I'll just say that I wouldn't dismiss an entire field of study based on wrong actions by some, or even a majority, of practitioners. Psychology and psychiatry do help many people, and it's the best we can do for many psychological issues. Can it be abused and wrongly applied? Sure. But it's not pseudoscience, and its practitioners aren't "kooks". The mind is an abstract concept, and we don't yet have the knowledge of how it interacts with the brain, a physical entity. If we did, all psychological issues would be studied and treated by neuroscience instead. In the meantime, we need branches of research that are not as well defined as traditional "hard" sciences.

n0tth3dro1ds 4y ago
> It's pointless arguing with you, as you have no intention of considering alternative viewpoints. If by “alternative viewpoints” you mean unrepeatable non-science, then you’re absolutely right! Repeat your results and I’ll take you seriously. > it's the best we can do for many psychological issues You can’t make this claim without repeatable results > The mind is an abstract concept, and we don't yet have the knowledge of how it interacts with the brain, a physical entity This attitude is exactly how the lobotomy came about. “Let’s just mess with the brain (which we don’t understand). It’s the best we can do!” Kooks!