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WCDT 7-11 March 2011 (1876-80)

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Odal:

--- Quote from: Carl-E on 10 Mar 2011, 04:28 ---Ummm... equality is not  a theoretical concept.  it's a mathematical one, but not all mathematics is theoretical!  You can balance a scale, after all...
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Balancing a scale doesn't prove equality.  We only aim for an aproximation of balance.  No two things will be exactly the same weight.

jwhouk:
Years of math classes and college courses in calculus, and I didn't pick up on the joke until someone said it here.

This is why I went into social sciences.

jwhouk:

--- Quote from: Odal on 10 Mar 2011, 06:28 ---
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 10 Mar 2011, 04:28 ---Ummm... equality is not  a theoretical concept.  it's a mathematical one, but not all mathematics is theoretical!  You can balance a scale, after all...
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Balancing a scale doesn't prove equality.  We only aim for an aproximation of balance.  No two things will be exactly the same weight.

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Oh, I really don't want to link to another certain webcomic about this... but... I like this one.

Lubricus:
Hey, thanks for that link! I haven't seen that webcomic before, and it looks great!

steveh11:

--- Quote from: JackFaerie on 10 Mar 2011, 02:53 ---
--- Quote from: steveh11 on 09 Mar 2011, 02:09 ---Well, my point is that (to me) psych is still an immature science, which is at about the same level of maturity as alchemy wrt chemistry.  But like I said, I've never had any experience of any kind of 'therapy', short of novels, film/TV and now comics.

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You do realize you've basically just said: "I have a strong negative and dismissive attitude about psychology although I know nothing about it?" Or to put it another way: "to me psych is an immature science, and my sole knowledge of it comes from highly fictionalized, dramatized media that is more interested in story than accurate representation of medical knowledge"?
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Yes.


--- Quote from: JackFaerie on 10 Mar 2011, 02:53 ---I'm not saying you can't/shouldn't hold a negative opinion about psychology--many people do. But holding such an opinion with zero knowledge of the discipline as it is actually practiced (and there are many different ways of practicing) is another matter.

For one thing, the way psychiatrists use talk therapy can be different. In some cases, patients just need an opportunity to talk, air out their issues, and be listened to. A lot of people simply don't spend much time analyzing their reactions and relationships, etc, and having someone "safe" ask questions simply prompts some much-needed self-reflection. In other cases, therapists will guide you towards certain realizations. Dora's just starting therapy--but what was useful from her first session is that it right away pegged her brother, and her relationship with him as a sore point (otherwise she wouldn't have gone off talking about it for 45 minutes and not even known the time was up), and of course the content of Dora's Sven-speech might have given some basics for the therapist to explore/work on with Dora later. As Dora talks more and the therapist learns more about her, he will be able to help her put her various issues together, and guide her to explore particular parts of her psyche.


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OK.

You do realise that I asked the question, don't you?  As in, seeking out information?
I thank you for your explanation.

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