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Re #1: meh. I guess you're right, though it's not a terribly useful point in this discussion. Re #2: Bullshit. You've clearly never spent any time around kids
by ryanwaggoner 17y ago
Re #1: meh. I guess you're right, though it's not a terribly useful point in this discussion.
Re #2: Bullshit. You've clearly never spent any time around kids if you think that kids younger than ten are "pre-rational". Kids start to reason way before age 10.
- nazgulnarsil 17y agostart being the key word. look into brain development. the field of child development has known for years many things that parents refuse to apply. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_cognitive_development#Formal_operational_stage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_cognitive_development...
- swombat 17y agoI like the line: It takes 20 years to make a human being, but it only takes 9 months to make a savage.
- sethg 17y agoKids can certainly engage in rational thought at a young age, but when your three-year-old is screaming "WANT CANDY!", it's not a good time for a rational explanation for why the child is better off waiting for healthy food at dinner time. (Of course, generally speaking, when adults are screaming their heads off, it's not a good time to rationally engage with them, either....)