Comments for A Zombies Life http://krismcgraw.wordpress.com Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:44:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Breaking the Silence by wayoutinwayco http://krismcgraw.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/breaking-the-silence/#comment-13 wayoutinwayco Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:44:40 +0000 http://krismcgraw.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-13 I am an elementary school teacher and just discovered, well almost have discovered the phenomena of "blog". Ok, I am trying to anyway. I am old by your standards, but have always felt that my age is not indicative of my thinking. I work with younger adults and always have, and the thing is I think it makes me feel younger because of that. It's nothing that I have tried to do or be, it just is. I am very glad to see that young Christians are taking a stand and speaking up and out. The world is in real trouble I think. Our community, as well as those that surround us, is absolutely immersed in drug addiction. Prescription drug abuse has came in and taken us hostage. There seems to be no end in sight. Everywhere you look you see the signs of children living in homes where the most important acquisition is the next dose of drugs. And yet we want them to come to school and function "like normal children". What would that be for them. I am really sad about this. Childhood is taken by so many things that cannot be controlled, but this thing is controllable. If you have any insight please share it with me. Peace be with you and yours. I am an elementary school teacher and just discovered, well almost have discovered the phenomena of “blog”. Ok, I am trying to anyway. I am old by your standards, but have always felt that my age is not indicative of my thinking. I work with younger adults and always have, and the thing is I think it makes me feel younger because of that. It’s nothing that I have tried to do or be, it just is. I am very glad to see that young Christians are taking a stand and speaking up and out. The world is in real trouble I think. Our community, as well as those that surround us, is absolutely immersed in drug addiction. Prescription drug abuse has came in and taken us hostage. There seems to be no end in sight. Everywhere you look you see the signs of children living in homes where the most important acquisition is the next dose of drugs. And yet we want them to come to school and function “like normal children”. What would that be for them. I am really sad about this. Childhood is taken by so many things that cannot be controlled, but this thing is controllable. If you have any insight please share it with me. Peace be with you and yours.

]]> Comment on Breaking the Silence by wayoutinwayco http://krismcgraw.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/breaking-the-silence/#comment-12 wayoutinwayco Tue, 20 May 2008 18:08:09 +0000 http://krismcgraw.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-12 hey, i still don't know exactly what to do to start this type of communication. I just went down the dashboard page, I believe that is what it is called and saw that someone made a comment somewhere-------------so, here I am. hey, i still don’t know exactly what to do to start this type of communication. I just went down the dashboard page, I believe that is what it is called and saw that someone made a comment somewhere————-so, here I am.

]]> Comment on Breaking the Silence by zombiedude http://krismcgraw.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/breaking-the-silence/#comment-6 zombiedude Sat, 17 May 2008 19:05:57 +0000 http://krismcgraw.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-6 Just read, and comment when you can. iLet me know how you were referred to this blog or how you found it. I would love to hear back from you. Just read, and comment when you can. iLet me know how you were referred to this blog or how you found it. I would love to hear back from you.

]]> Comment on Breaking the Silence by wayoutinwayco http://krismcgraw.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/breaking-the-silence/#comment-5 wayoutinwayco Sat, 17 May 2008 18:58:03 +0000 http://krismcgraw.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-5 hey, i just discovered blog. what do i do now? hey, i just discovered blog. what do i do now?

]]> Comment on Life based on conditioning by dsmith77 http://krismcgraw.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/life-based-on-conditioning/#comment-2 dsmith77 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:02:21 +0000 http://krismcgraw.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-2 You are essentially describing the traditional Nature vs Nurture problem. For years, researchers and scientists did not know which was a stronger influence in the development of an individual. More recent research has concluded that Nurture wins out. (The split that I heard was something like 90% Nurture and 10% Nature.) Now, that said, you are also speaking about human choice in the equation. And I believe you are right. It is our choices that ultimately define us and our futures. How we make those decisions is influenced by our genetics (Nature) and our upbringing (Nurture), but ultimately we can rebel against both and go our own way. You are essentially describing the traditional Nature vs Nurture problem. For years, researchers and scientists did not know which was a stronger influence in the development of an individual. More recent research has concluded that Nurture wins out. (The split that I heard was something like 90% Nurture and 10% Nature.)

Now, that said, you are also speaking about human choice in the equation. And I believe you are right. It is our choices that ultimately define us and our futures. How we make those decisions is influenced by our genetics (Nature) and our upbringing (Nurture), but ultimately we can rebel against both and go our own way.

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