Kanag kasb-an/bunalan ka sa parents, is done kay naa pa sa stage na dili pa ka comprehend ang bata sa unsay sakto and unsay sayop according to the parents point of view... Punishment, a form of negative conditioning is the fastest way for the adults to illicit compliance from the child... And the reverse like reward, is also true...
Humans as we are, I was led to believe that we are capable of independent free thought... Or so it seems... Well, can't go more primal than heaven and hell...
I do not go questioning others faith or the lack thereof here as that is beyond me, I'm just here merely for the exchange of ideas with the believers, non-believers and the fence sitters... Hoping to learn something and if possible further my own understanding regarding the matter...