Adams is always a pleasure. He “gets it”.
IMO, Boortz exposes his clay feet on this matter. Boortz likes to be seen as the ultimate libertarian and generally espouses those views. By supporting the use of force by a government school, it is obvious his libertarianism is nuanced rather than principled.
I do not support every position taken by Mike Adams but in this matter he seems well-grounded.
Mr. Adams hasn't read much existentialist drivel, has he? It's practically a cornerstone of the ism that freedom entails horrid anxiety. Moreover there are plenty of people in this world who are averse to anxiety and that other thing freedom entails (responsibility), to such a degree that they will consistently risk their freedom for a cot and a regular feeding.
I have known people who can't endure the sight of a one-page menu.
It's clear that Dr. Adams has not researched the field very much. This issue is not a new one to counseling.
For example, and I'm simplifying things here and am not a mental-health professional myself, when Emory University found that traumatic events of childhood could result in different brain chemistry for adults (i.e., molested girls growing into women with PTSD had different brain chemistry), it demonstrated that we're not just "blank slates" upon which our thoughts are drawn. And many psychologists were against publicizing the research, saying, "this will take away hope from women who might be able to make some progress in therapy." Meanwhile, psychiatrists said that it would be important to let these women know, because they wouldn't beat themselves up as much for slow progress in therapy.
The State of Georgia is attempting to do no less than force a student to articulate a position that has been empirically falsified; namely, that the genetic influence upon homosexuality is so complete as to nullify free will.
Dang, Dr. Adams does write some good things sometimes, but then he acts like a freshman who's never had a logic or science course.
Is he wholly unaware of things that occur in the womb?!? Does he not realize that testosterone differences to fetuses can change their development?!? And there are even post-natal environmental conditions such as parental and sibling interactions that can't be said to be free will unless we're going to hold a newborn infant responsible for his whole life.
"If it's not genetics, it has to be free will" is a most ridiculous vie, and extremely disturbing, given he's a criminology professor and should know better. Dang, UNCW is an excellent school, in my opinion, but this is highly disturbing. Whether one agrees or disagrees with his end opinion, his reasoning to get where he is...is faulty.
Some athletes ... very few .... are those rare creatures we call "naturals." They are just born natural athletes. Most good athletes, and even a few great ones, become that way through practice and dedication.
I tend to believe that this is the case with homosexuals. Some few may well be born that way. The rest work at it. Just as many born "naturals" do not choose to become athletes, perhaps many "born" homosexuals could choose not to become deviant.
A very level-headed and thoughtful post...! Thx.
The state U with taxpayer dollars is not just teaching satan’s religion, it is attempting to force her to adopt it..
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Mike Adams not only hits this one out of the park, but it circled the globe. Excellent!!!!