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echo: philos
to: PETER FRAZER
from: DAVID MARTORANA
date: 1997-12-23 14:23:00
subject: Reality & Consciousnes

 ++> Inspired by intercept between Peter Frazer
 ++> and Richard Meic on REALITY AND CONSCIOUSNES
 
 PF> I just tend to think that negative emotions are less likely to
 PF> reform a person than positive ones. I don't think reform of
 PF> character has to be based on guilt but could be based on feelings,
 PF> of "I know I must do better and I will try to do so earnestly!"
 PF> Or something like that.
 
 PF> I have seen people racked by guilt but who have not changed their
 PF> behaviour.  So I don't think for everyone guilt actually means a
 PF> change of behaviour necessarily.
 
     Animal trainers agree on pleasant positive motivations.  With
     a more advanced species (us) , *FEAR* works best if it can
     be packaged more positive!  Guilt (a primitive mental cousin to
     fear), works only marginally if clever infused into a childhood
     mind.
               .................I've had experience with all three!
 
                                      \^^/
           *Fear* works best, but ... _ ...Dave.....
           no one want's to admit     ""
           it in good company...!
 
 
--- Maximus/2 3.01
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* Origin: America's favorite whine - it's your fault! (1:261/1000)

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