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Old 06-20-2008, 06:55 AM   #117 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by roachboy
as for whether one approach is better than another--i think the question is meaningless. in alleviating suffering, whatever works works, yes?
Absolutely. I just question whether it works.


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in some situations, chemical treatments are necessary, but they are rarely if ever free-standing. they require the more nebulous therapeutic forms to take. maybe this division repeats the natural/human sciences division.
For me, the decision if there is one isn't between psychoanalysis and a pill, but between psychoanalysis, the many other forms of treatment, and a pill.
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