The article I'm talking about: Article
Can someone explain this to me? I'm not completely lacking in term of psychological understanding and that is exactly why this article was made blog-worthy for me. Whether you know it or not psychology is a heavily divided science. One of these divisions has been easy to see for some time. (IE; Christian vs. Secular, etc...) This article is the first time I had ever seen a psychologist tout an evolutionary view even while the bulk of modern psychology is firmly based in it already. This woman mentioned in the article, Lynda Boothroyd, is apparently an evolutionist and wants to make it known that in her sight it is a good way to approach her field. "But why", I ask? More to the point, I intend to show how a foundation in evolution is only capable of producing confusion and ultimately more problems for those that employ it, both in making general choices and in psychological uses. This is easier than you might think.
We start at the foundation level...evolution is ultimately a belief in matter-to-man. No particular reason exists there, no purpose or motivation for anything, just a series of accidents. The deal is that in an evolutionary view we are no better than a trash-can full of garbage or the maggot squirming within. Farther up the chain, sure, but with no better reason for being. All are made of matter and all were made by chance according to such a worldview. So when she goes to give advice what moral foundation does she have? It can only be popular opinion or her own less popular opinions as their exists no ultimate morality for her to adhere to in this worldview. In fact from an evolutionary view she aught never say anything than, "Do whatever you want and try to survive as long as you can, oh and by the way breed as much as possible." Thoses are the things that hold true to the matter of creatures evolving; anything else is her simply ad libbing.
So, when Lynda's client asks her what to do about a particular problem they face what will she say? (Keep in mind a true evolutionary foundation.) She has to say do whatever you want or whatever makes you feel good. Is that the kind of deep down guidance that you are looking for when you consider visiting a psychologist? If you are, you clearly aren't looking for actual guidance on right and wrong for whatever predicament you are in. This is all she has to go on however as evolution has no moral center, no guiding light. Say she does pull out other ideas than the extreme ones I mentioned, they are still only founded on popular opinion and not any absolute morality, no true understanding on right and wrong.
This is all in stark comparison to a Christian psychologist. One who understands what an ultimate authority is and how to apply it to the betterment of a person. Knowing they're more than just an accident in space; he can tell people the what and why of their purpose. Being more than a pile of morality relative choices hoping for a good outcome; he can say, "here is the morally correct way to go".
As you can see this is the tip of the ice-berg. It doesn't take 4-6 years of training to unravel either. Lastly, it is in plain view if you take the time to look and ponder. Strange that something so completely revealed for all to see is still plainly overlooked.

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