Comment Re:911, but not Mom? (Score 1) 232
In fact, preventing them from learning by experience is likely to have the opposite effect of the one intended.
You're absolutely right. I just don't want your learning experience to end in a head-on crash with my car.
Cars are dangerous. Driving your car is probably the most dangerous thing you do every day (unless your a Marine or firefighter) for yourself and others. You really think society should just toss kids the keys and let them learn on their own?
You're absolutely right: cars are dangerous and driving is in fact the most dangerous thing anybody (even a Marine or a firefighter) does every day. And I didn't say "society should just toss kids the keys and let them learn on their own". That would be abdicating my parental responsibilities. I said learning by experience is the best way to learn. This was intended in a broad sense rather than being specifically limited to this logical argument. So I stand corrected on that point.