Can Paranoia be used as an effective method fr child; moral and philosophical, development
I recently realized that most of my own childhood was plauged by paranoia over the future and what my parents would do to me if I failed. All of my associates that have turned out rather well also held an element of paranoia in their childhood. Although I may be promoting myself rather blatantly, its still a question I pose. Can Paranoia be used as an Effective Method for Child upbringing that solidifies a good moral and philosophical base for them throughout life?
Yes, It can.
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No, It cannot.
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When children are just beginning to develop their morality, they tend to avoid doing bad things only because it will result in punishment. In other words, they are not good because they care about the effect of their actions on others. They are good because they are afraid of what will happen otherwise, and they often discern right from wrong based solely on whether or not an act was punished; if an act was punished, it must be wrong, and if an act goes unpunished, it must not be wrong. To encourage a child to behave only under threat of some form of punishment, beyond the age at which they are capable of understanding less egocentric motives for morality is to suppress their moral development. Empathy and critical thinking are more effective tools than fear, especially in the long run. However, while I cannot say if you are successful or happy or not, you appear intelligent. Is your parents' use of paranoia as a motivator partially responsible for that? If so, do you consider that to count as effectiveness? Has it had any negative effects on you, and do they outweigh the benefits? I do not mean to get too personal, but I think those are all factors to consider when trying to decide the answer to the debate as it applies to an individual. Side: No, It cannot.
I believe I was just complimented. Although I cannot speak for my successfulness, I am happy in that the Paranoia instilled a sense of fear of bad things while also demanding that I wonder why things happen or the reason behind them. This leads to a combination of Critical thinking and Fear, resulting in a very cheap and effective method for correctly raising a child. Happiness cannot be applied in my opinion as happiness fluctuates as your life changes. No one is infinitely happy, regardless of their upbringing. Something to point out is, Im receiving the idea that you are interpretting the question around Fear and as such that is how your response is based. The question is Specifically Paranoia, not fear itself. I argue that Paranoia is better because all of th reasons I stated above. My Friends who I stated in the question description above agree with me on this. As for my general Intelligence, although I have not had any form of IQ test nor do I know a very good example of how to rate it, Id say that regardless of such my personality has actually enhanced my intelligence in that it allows me to approach things very logically. I dont quite understand your question of "If so, do you consider that to count as effectiveness?" I do think it has had some negative effects on me. It has made me Paranoid(Laughs). It also increases the chance of depression in people who have had it used as a general method of upbringing. In conclusion, Id like to point out that there is no direct evidence for this that I can think of and if you can bring some, great. But the best evidence here would be each person who wishes to make a point using their own personal experiences and life evaluations as that is what the question directly ascertains to. those who feel as though the question applies to them make an argument. If they do not feel that way, they can still make an argument but would have to point out a system that is better than a Paranoia Generalization Child Development system. Such as yourself, Zombee. How do you FEEL about the question? Feel free not to answer this directly, but think about it at the least. Side: Yes, It can.
I am happy in that the Paranoia instilled a sense of fear of bad things while also demanding that I wonder why things happen or the reason behind them. This leads to a combination of Critical thinking and Fear, resulting in a very cheap and effective method for correctly raising a child. Happiness cannot be applied in my opinion as happiness fluctuates as your life changes. No one is infinitely happy, regardless of their upbringing. Something to point out is, Im receiving the idea that you are interpretting the question around Fear and as such that is how your response is based. The question is Specifically Paranoia, not fear itself. I argue that Paranoia is better because all of th reasons I stated above. My Friends who I stated in the question description above agree with me on this. Paranoia is characterized by thought processes irrationally influenced by fear or anxiety. It is often accompanied by delusions of being more important than one actually is, or the belief that one is being unfairly persecuted. This does not seem to match up with what you are describing, exactly; an extreme aversion to failure is not really paranoia. I understand paranoia is often used in more casual contexts to mean other things. Perhaps you could elaborate on what you consider to be paranoid behavior as your parents instilled it. I dont quite understand your question of "If so, do you consider that to count as effectiveness?" If paranoia drives a child to become more intelligent or educated (but their happiness or success are unknown factors) then does this qualify as an effective method for child rearing? Such as yourself, Zombee. How do you FEEL about the question? Feel free not to answer this directly, but think about it at the least. I am not exactly sure how to answer this, as my previous post and this one detail my reaction to the question. Side: No, It cannot.
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