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Noah -> RE: begging to be punished... (8/12/2006 12:42:26 PM)
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ORIGINAL: DoctorDubious
>>If you say three Hail Marys and a good Act of Contrition, we'll forgive you.
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Hey all...
I don't generally write fan mail,
especially to sadists...
But ...
Ah shit.
And I was just gonna post about this:
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But, I'm sure that all the smart readers here
are far too sophisticated to be "trained"
by such crude out-dated behavioural principles.
We are all sensitive, spiritually advanced creatures now, right?
That kinda shit won't work on us.
... and advise all the hapless wannabees to stay away from this guy because he gives the distinct impression of knowing what the fuck is up.
... but now that he said something nice about something I wrote I hadn't better cause it would seem unseemly.
Yeah I guess even Skinner recanted his Behaviorism before he left but irrespective of what early Behaviorist theory may mave gotten wrong or right about what sort of thing human psychology is, in operational terms that old stuff--like certain bald and/or graying doms--shouldn't be carelessly discounted.
Of course an ethical question can arise in reference to the prospect of making someone the unwitting subject of a psychological experiment. But then again, once you really get the hang of it it really isn't an experiment anymore, is it?
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