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I agree and have no qualms with people's use of heroin, and have dabbled, myself. It was only presented as an example. To amplify, there is nothing morally wr
by mumbi 13y ago
I agree and have no qualms with people's use of heroin, and have dabbled, myself. It was only presented as an example.
To amplify, there is nothing morally wrong with anti-depressants either. However morality is not the issue of my concern, the deadening of true self is.
- ehmish 13y agoI'm not too concerned if my "true self" dies, growth means change, and change can mean death of a previous "self"
- mumbi 13y agoI think you misunderstand what I mean by true self. Yes, our self does change at every moment and is "reborn." However, it is still a true self as it is not artificially modified.
- md224 13y agoIs artificially modifying one's self ipso facto a bad thing? What's your basis for this claim?
- mumbi 13y agoThere is no basis for me claiming that artificially modifying one's self is a bad thing, as I never made that claim. I only pointed out an observation.
- mistercow 13y agoI find it extremely doubtful that you can actually give a definition of "true self" which meets the following conditions: 1) coherent and non-contradictory, 2) in accordance with reality, and 3) something a person should care about preserving. I find it even more doubtful that you can give a definition of "artificially modified" which is meaningfully distinct from natural change.
- brazzy 13y agoMost descriptions of depression I have read sound like "the deadening of the true self" is what depression does, and any effective treatment would rather be the revival of the true self.