Moral relativism

Vacuous fallacy. No topic is being discussed by either of you.
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Right, because of the harm, which is established in a number of ways, corporal punishment is immoral, but there is no universal code of conduct.
Incorrect. Corporal punishment is immoral to you but moral and highly effective to others. Psychologists not only are not moral authorities, they don't even know what they are talking about half the time regarding cognition.
 
People hit children because they thought it was behavior modification through negative reinforcement.
They didn't merely "think" that. Behavior modification through negative reinforcement is exactly what it is, and it can be extremely effective.

A consensus arose among psychologists
Dismissed. You'll have to do better than to point to the consensus of booooooolschitters.

that it was in fact not effective.
Again, it can be very effective, and in some cases, the optimal course of action.
 
Incorrect. Corporal punishment is immoral to you but moral and highly effective to others. Psychologists not only are not moral authorities, they don't even know what they are talking about half the time regarding cognition.
Therapists rarely help....when they tell you to get therapy be very sceptical.
 
Incorrect. Corporal punishment is immoral to you but moral and highly effective to others. Psychologists not only are not moral authorities, they don't even know what they are talking about half the time regarding cognition.
As far as a child's social and cognitive development is concerned, do you believe that hitting them with boards is beneficial or detrimental?
 
As far as a child's social and cognitive development is concerned, do you believe that hitting them with boards is beneficial or detrimental?
Start at the beginning and list off every possible scenario. I will tell you in which ones it will be beneficial and in which ones it will be detrimental.
 
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