Posted by Racer on January 30, 2004, at 21:58:46
In reply to Re: Hold on there, Pardner!, posted by gabbix2 on January 30, 2004, at 20:53:20
> I didn't have the same take on what 8 miles said.
> I didn't think he claimed anyone said personality did not exist. I took from his post that if one theorizes that what is diseased can only be defined as what is tangible in brain tissue; then by that same theory the nuances and affectations that make up our personalities must not exist because thus far, there is no way of defining them in them in the physiology of the brain after death.Huh, I hadn't thought of it that way. The Pathology Is The Only Criteria guy in the debate was on the Szasz bandwagon, waving the big "it's about behavior, and that's just temperament" banner, that depression isn't a disease because it couldn't be found in an autopsy because it was "only" behavioral. I read 8miles post as saying that depression was equivalent to personality, in that if it could not be found through autopsy, it must not exist. Hmm... Gotta think on that one...
And, however 8miles meant it, the doctor is wrong, and we're right. I'm just focussed on Logic right now, and typing too much...
Thanks for the eye opener. I'll read the post again, and see if I can get my mind around it...
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