MR>I wonder if anything has caused more psychological damage to humans than 
pseu
MR>concepts such as "perfect", "omnipotent", "omniscient", and other poorly
MR>defined ideas which are stretched to the point of being ridiculous.  My ex
MR>girlfriend seemed to be damaged by such ideas, and I wasn't a good enough
MR>therapist to help her dispose of these notions, which contributed to our
MR>breakup.
Your list leaves off a concept that is nearly identical: historical/
political necessity -- it isn't just me and my prejudices, these
people are perfectly absolutely evil, therefore it's necessary to
kill them.  That's what happens when you start thinking in terms of
absolutes.  And in that situation, whether you're "right" or not
depends only on whether or not you're on the winning side.
And the people who end up getting it are usually nothing more than
people who disagree with the fanatics.
 * SLMR 2.1a * Judging from the taste I'd say the other one was Shinola.
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