Re:Tell HN: My Brother Died Last Week. His Death Will Not Be...
by ceejayoz on Wednesday February 12, 2014 @06:42PM
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Just a note, I'm quoting that passage because I (and scientific evidence) disagree with it.
Thoughts, feelings, behaviours, and mental illness most certainly have biological bases, which makes Szalz's theories pretty loony.
Re:Tell HN: My Brother Died Last Week. His Death Will Not Be...
by floody-berry on Thursday February 13, 2014 @01:25AM
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Szasz entire screed appears to be based on mental illnesses not being able to be concretely diagnosed or detected, but then jumping to the conclusion that they are completely made up and abused by society to control everyone's behavior.
Once you "accept" his conclusion, it doesn't seem possible to be argued out of it until science advances to an arbitrary point where one feels it adequately explains mental illnesses. "accept" in quotations as I honestly can't tell if his supporters are trolling or honestly believe what they're posting.
Re:Tell HN: My Brother Died Last Week. His Death Will Not Be...
by aforrester on Thursday February 13, 2014 @01:19PM
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You have admitted you don't understand Szasz's position, presumably you should be interested in finding out more, see:
http://fallibleliving.com/thinkers/szasz
and the reading list at the bottom.
I realize that you are simply quoting a passage and not necessarily personally espousing what you wrote.