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03-18-2008, 12:10 PM
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One Nation Under Therapy:
How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance
by Christina Hoff Sommers, Sally Satel
This is a fascinating look at the rise of "therapism" and non-judgmentalism, triggered by the theories of sociologists like Abraham Maslow.
Several schools banned children from playing tag because "in tag there is always a victim".
The Roman Catholic church saw its pedophile priests as good men who had fallen astray, and required intensive counselling before returning to their flocks. Why didn't the church just call the cops?
The end result of therapism is the loss of personal responsibility. Nobody is responsible for anything. We are all victims of our respective "disorders".
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03-18-2008, 12:44 PM
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Level up: 49%, 155 Points needed | | "The Greatest Battle" - About Stalin and Hitler and the battles fought in their countries.
"The Last Jihad"- Terrorist have attacked the president and the question remians whether to drop A-Bombs and H-Bombs on Iraq.
"The Total Book on Music Theory" - Pretty self explanitory, you need music theory if you want to compose music.
-All Very good books, you all should read them.
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04-17-2008, 07:15 AM
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04-17-2008, 08:35 AM
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04-17-2008, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by fxashun  I can't read. | lol. you and pensacola niceman have funny senses of humour. | |
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04-17-2008, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by fxashun I can't read. | That's funny the same thing popped into my head when I saw the thread title.
Not reading anything,
I just read
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret.
by Judy Blume
and
Stuart Little
by E.B. White
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04-17-2008, 09:53 AM
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04-17-2008, 09:54 AM
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04-17-2008, 10:09 AM
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"The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" by Benjamin Franklin
"The Mind of God: The Scientific Basis for a Rational World" by Paul Davies
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04-17-2008, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Katczinsky Not counting text books for school (or, when I actually have the time):
"The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" by Benjamin Franklin
"The Mind of God: The Scientific Basis for a Rational World" by Paul Davies | Yeah right, you're just saying that to in an attempt to impress us. | |
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