On 03/08/2010 05:57 PM, John Massey -> Earl Croasmun wrote:
 JM> On 3/8/2010 6:21 PM, Earl Croasmun -> John Massey wrote:
 MG>>>>> Which is habit not addiction. :)

 EH>>>> No, it is addiction. When a person feels the need to
get high, it is
 EH>>>> addiction.

 ~>>> If a person feels the need for a cup of coffee in the
morning to "get
 EC>> their
 ~>>> eyes open" does that mean they are addicted to coffee?

 EC>> "Addiction" used to have a fairly clear meaning. The
first time I heard
 EC>> someone try to twist it to their own ends by coming up with the phrase
 EC>> "psychologically addictive" or "socially
addictive," I knew the word
 JM> was
 EC>> going to get cheapened. The same thing has happened in recent
 JM> decades with
 EC>> the term "disease." These days, any behavior that a
person doesn't
 JM> want to
 EC>> accept responsibility for can be called a "disease."

 JM> If not a disease at least a disability. With the Americans with
 JM> Disabilities Act the to support them.

And that would cover 98% of all on the left. :-)

Ed

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