Cappy
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Re: Rock Candy - Titty Punchan
As an example, just about everybody knows for a fact that the chances of having a catastrophic accident on an edgy looking ride are pretty low in comparison to other things they do frequently. Yet for some perfectly intelligent, logical, and over-all quite generally "Good" people will get shakey at the knees at the thought of going on the big rollercoaster, even though they've been on a couple before, and have never come out of it worse for ware.
I myself know that my friend's pet garden snake isn't that venomous, and that if I don't freak out and act like a moron, it won't take a nice bite into my finger. Doesn't stop me from getting the chills at the thought of it happening.
Is this because I lack knowledge of the subject? No, I'm perfectly experienced with snakes as far as pet snakes of the kind go, and I've seen a couple of em' in my day.
Just because I recoil at the thought of having sex with my own mother, does not necessarily mean I actually think it could ever happen. These little tidbits of information happen within the subconscious, which, while can be manipulated by the conscious mind, is not DOMINATED by the conscious mind whatsoever.
PS: I never entered this debate in the name of people who are "Drastically" hurt by fictional material, I entered it in the name of people who are affected in minor emotional ways by fictional material.
I'm sorry, but just because somebody is harmed by a fictional idea or thought, does not mean that they lack knowledge of the situation, subject, or ideal involved. That's just plain bullshit, I cannot exaggerate that enough.People who are drastically "hurt" *cough cough* from a fictional idea/image/whatever are prolonged in their experience because they lack the proper knowledge of the situation.
As an example, just about everybody knows for a fact that the chances of having a catastrophic accident on an edgy looking ride are pretty low in comparison to other things they do frequently. Yet for some perfectly intelligent, logical, and over-all quite generally "Good" people will get shakey at the knees at the thought of going on the big rollercoaster, even though they've been on a couple before, and have never come out of it worse for ware.
I myself know that my friend's pet garden snake isn't that venomous, and that if I don't freak out and act like a moron, it won't take a nice bite into my finger. Doesn't stop me from getting the chills at the thought of it happening.
Is this because I lack knowledge of the subject? No, I'm perfectly experienced with snakes as far as pet snakes of the kind go, and I've seen a couple of em' in my day.
You say this as if you're really that experienced in the field. Psychology isn't so simple, and I won't pretend to know enough about the practices of Psychiatrists or the like to speak of the subject in detail, but I'm fairly sure it's safe to say that you can't just reason with a madman about "The Facts" of the matter. Nor can you reason with a chemical or health related lack of balance.That's the whole reason we have psychologists - to inform people about certain facts that they otherwise would never have known. This ultimately would lead them to a recovery.
But you see, the knowledge that they lacked then, they have acquired now in plentiful supply. Are they less scared? No. Are all people with these phobias and illogical fears inherently less intelligent? Absolutely not.It's the same reason people are diagnosed with conditions like Coulrophobia. A person who suffered a traumatic experience with a clown(s), only did so because they lacked a major amount of information in regards to the truth of the experience.
Just because I recoil at the thought of having sex with my own mother, does not necessarily mean I actually think it could ever happen. These little tidbits of information happen within the subconscious, which, while can be manipulated by the conscious mind, is not DOMINATED by the conscious mind whatsoever.
PS: I never entered this debate in the name of people who are "Drastically" hurt by fictional material, I entered it in the name of people who are affected in minor emotional ways by fictional material.
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