I think it belittles free will a bit when you bring it down to the level of an addict avoiding triggers. I also think it shows a misunderstanding of addiction to try to solve it with free will. From what I understand, that's about like telling Larry that he should accept personal responsibility for having diabetes.
This message was brought to you by the Committee on Seeing the Shades of Grey On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Cameron Childress <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: >> a much more simple explanation is that you are avoiding the discrete >> stimuli that trigger a behavioral response. Or take it one step >> higher, you avoid those situations or cues that can trigger those >> cognitions beliefs and emotions that lead to additive behavioral >> responses. > > If that's simple - pigs fly. > > The simple version is "I make personal choices and take responsibility > for the outcome". > > -Cameron > > ... > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:312516 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
