It only works on the weak minded, and other phychologist are above the system. They tell you what they want you to, and make you think what they want you to think.
Is this coming from a personal experience? Or from watching Frasier?
Personal, i dont watch frasier.
Are you sure you are not meaning to say that psychiatry is a fraud? Psychology is the study of how the brain works. Psychiatry is the one where they sit you down on the couch and ask you about you mother.
Oh sorry, yes i mean Psychiatry, thanks.
I thought so, because psychology is a fairly important field in modern medicine research.
People paying another person to “solve their problems” i will concede is quite ridiculous these days. But consider the alternative that MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS of people choose.
If money were not the issue here, lets consider two options (I’m picking these two because they are the most obvious.)
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going to a office and sitting down on the couch and spilling your guts, and hopefully receiving some sort of agreement, assurance, justification, understanding or whatever from the guy you have gone to see. All in efforts to seek help with a problem. (it’s the seeking help thats what’s most important, not the help itself really)
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before you go to bed, you get down on your knees, fold your hands together, spill the same guts you spilled in #1, and pretty much wish for a voice or a sign to be revealed. all in efforts to seek help with a problem.
again, if money were not an issue, what seems to be the most logical, reasonable, practical choice?
2 because if you do get a sign or what not, it wont be from someone imperfect and who could just minpulate you for self satisfaction
(boldness added for clarity)
A) How do you know that the sign would be from a perfect being?
B) How do you know that the being who sent the sign is not bent on manipulating you?
C) How do you tell the difference between an actual sign, and some thing or event that just happens to coincidentally help you?
D) How do you know that such a being even really exists (as opposed to the psychiatrist who is sitting right there in front of you asking you questions and actually offering some sort of aid)?
Because sometimes belief makes all the difference, and also i worded it wrong, i meant to say human bias.
You are missing the point I think. For X to be true, it is not belief that will make it true, it is all a matter of whether or not it ACTUALLY is true.
By saying that belief makes all the difference, I have every right to say that:
(Please save definitions of “2”, “+”, “=”, and “5” for a later discussion. For now you know what I mean)
I believe this statement is true.
Now, IS it true? I believe it is, but is it really? Yes or no? (please don’t dodge this question i’d really like an answer)
I believe that the Flying Spaghetti Monster exists. I believe that Earth is 6000 years old. I believe that at the end of every rainbow there sits a pot of gold.
Does the FSM really exist? Yes or no?
Is Earth really 6000 years old? Yes or no?
Is there really a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow? Yes or no?
Asking yes or no does not mean that they are the only answers. The only other possible way to address the question would be with an “I don’t know”. The reality of the universe is that there are only two options for a statement. It is either true, or it is false. You can’t have a statement be kinda true, or kinda false. If you do, then you have a poorly stated statement.
Oh and you didn’t answer any of my questions.
yes to all and science is why.
you dont, you dont, because who said the coincidence isnt the sign, and if everything happens for a reason then it cant be a coincidence, and watch the matrix(i dont really like that movie though)
Your stupid hurts my brain.
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knowledge is fun
Prove him wrong instead of defamating his posts.
It was a simple question, and i believe my theory about his intention was verified:
yeah i’d say i was right. he meant psychiatry. not psychology.
Good try though, joker, really.
Clinical psychology and pharmaceuticals are big business. Follow the money to the bad ethics.
Think you need to learn what psychology is, and how to spell it if your going to slag it off. Psychology is used to help people with dehibilitating conditions, they are not made to think anything they are incoraged for their own good. And normally psychology isnt about thinking at all. Its about changing your behaviour mainly. CBT is the best technique against most mental illnesses
How many psychiatrists have you had, Zero?
This isn’t an attack, just a question on which I wish to base further argument.