More than that, Allyson. If memory serves, L Ron Hubbard was kicked out of the American Pyschiatric Assoc, so the religion has a bit of a bone to pick with the whole field of psychiatry.
Time for some thrilling heroics.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
Natter 39 and Holding
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Oct 07, 2005 1:08:26 pm PDT #4387 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Allyson - Oct 07, 2005 1:15:03 pm PDT #4388 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I don't understand how people trip and fall into such things, unable to get out.
§ ita § - Oct 07, 2005 1:21:25 pm PDT #4389 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This is total coolness:
Philips is totally rockin’ out with the concept products lately; besides the Chameleon Lamp we just brought you (hidden amongst a thick stack of other concept devices), they were also showing off an innovative DAP at the same Paris event. The “Tune In” is a flash-based player that both broadcasts its signal to nearby Tune In devices and can recieve tracks the same way. Philips envisions users becoming their own tiny radio stations, sharing their playlists on the subway, in the library, anywhere people congregate. Personally, we’re not so fond of letting others anonymously peruse our song cache (our raging Right Said Fred addiction would become instant fodder for gossip), but the idea of knowing that hot-stuff sitting near us on the bus is also too sexy for his/her shirt is strangely and disturbingly appealing.
Sean K - Oct 07, 2005 1:24:01 pm PDT #4390 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I don't understand how people trip and fall into such things, unable to get out.
I personally think it's that people just want to belive things. I think we're most of us hardwired that way. It doesn't seem to matter what the belief structure is. Though it seems to me that the more the belief structure takes away the burden of thinking for yourself and the more it blames a specific group of easily hated people for all the problems and evils in the world, the easier it is to believe.
Burrell - Oct 07, 2005 1:25:01 pm PDT #4391 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I don't understand how people trip and fall into such things, unable to get out.
Perhaps they are just a cranky bunch. Or perhaps it was inevitable given that psychiatrists believe in the mind and Scientologists believe that past lives and aliens control our actions.
Allyson - Oct 07, 2005 1:52:46 pm PDT #4392 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Bookbinding is extraordinarily confusing to me. FYI.
Jessica - Oct 07, 2005 1:54:33 pm PDT #4393 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't understand how people trip and fall into such things, unable to get out.
Cults work by convincing people that they are smarter than the average person, and that by joining [insert cult here], they can become even moreso. They feed off of pride and paranoia, both of which are in ample supply.
Allyson - Oct 07, 2005 1:57:52 pm PDT #4394 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Sounds like that competence study.
msbelle - Oct 07, 2005 1:58:26 pm PDT #4395 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
later all. hagwe.
dw - Oct 07, 2005 2:14:12 pm PDT #4396 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
GO SOX!
COME ON SOX!
(It's easy to look neutral in this series.)