Posted by Alara on October 24, 2002, at 23:43:17
In reply to Reposted: What people did before antidepressants, posted by Dr. Bob on October 23, 2002, at 18:07:36
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> Hope that doesn't offend anybody, I just thought it was pretty funny
>Mr Cushing, you didn't offend me. There's a strong element of truth in your observation that makes you want to laugh: How silly can we human beings be?? God gave men/women brains??? :-) It's false logic: On one level we understand the value of togetherness in adversity and we try to cure our depression (feelings of learned helplessness) by attacking the enemy. With the resulting empowerment comes mental health. Right?
Enter the pathos: We are perpetuating the cycle of bloodshed and slaughter. One group triumphs over the other in war, empowering themselves but at the same time defeating the `enemy'. And who is the enemy? A group made up not only of `terrorists' but of innocent men, women, and children. And so the cycle continues.
We human beings regard ourselves as intelligent? Now there's the joke. We should watch the dolphins or the sheep and learn from them.
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