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April 9, 2016 at 4:06 PM #796591April 11, 2016 at 8:42 AM #796604FlyerInHiGuest
Don’t talk to the police makes sense.
Take the breathalyzer or refuse? Not a problem for me because I don’t drink. Yeah, right, says you.
April 11, 2016 at 1:16 PM #796615FlyerInHiGuestAbout addiction, did you guys see the BED ad by Monica Seles. It’s on prime time everyday.
Everything is a disorder now.
April 11, 2016 at 3:51 PM #796620njtosdParticipant[quote=FlyerInHi]About addiction, did you guys see the BED ad by Monica Seles. It’s on prime time everyday.
Everything is a disorder now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iri8DHJB2Q4%5B/quote%5D
In order to sell a drug for an indication, there has to be a diagnosis. With a diagnosis of BED, doctors can (ethically) at least try someone on stimulants before moving on to the gastric bypass option. I think that’s the case – perhaps some are too obese for stimulants to be safe. Considering the fact that the basic stimulants have been around forever, they are generic and therefore cheap. It seems like a reasonable option.
April 12, 2016 at 12:33 PM #796639FlyerInHiGuest[quote=njtosd] Considering the fact that the basic stimulants have been around forever, they are generic and therefore cheap. It seems like a reasonable option.[/quote]
Yes, reasonable… But I wonder if, with all the advertising, we’re enabling people by saying things are medical conditions they have little control over.
April 12, 2016 at 5:21 PM #796647njtosdParticipant[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=njtosd] Considering the fact that the basic stimulants have been around forever, they are generic and therefore cheap. It seems like a reasonable option.[/quote]
Yes, reasonable… But I wonder if, with all the advertising, we’re enabling people by saying things are medical conditions they have little control over.[/quote]
It’s probably true. Free will is probably largely an illusion: http://io9.gizmodo.com/5975778/scientific-evidence-that-you-probably-dont-have-free-will
And what free will we do have is probably insufficient to address very basic, primitive issues like eating. And even if it does it is insufficient to make a difference every day under every circumstance.
April 13, 2016 at 11:28 AM #796657FlyerInHiGuest[quote=njtosd]
It’s probably true. Free will is probably largely an illusion: http://io9.gizmodo.com/5975778/scientific-evidence-that-you-probably-dont-have-free-willAnd what free will we do have is probably insufficient to address very basic, primitive issues like eating. And even if it does it is insufficient to make a difference every day under every circumstance.[/quote]
Interesting article. If free will is mostly illusion, that underscores the need for good policies to guide people. Of course, what’s good is debatable.
I like to watch travel and food videos. Some cultures eat a lot of fat and oils. Some, much less. People are influenced by their cultures and learn to love things that aren’t good for them. I just watched some videos about Jordan. People there (and in the Middle East in general) are kinda chubby. They eat lots of cheese and about a cup of olive oil per day!
May 29, 2016 at 12:54 PM #798122NotCrankyParticipantMay 29, 2016 at 10:00 PM #798123scaredyclassicParticipantspeaking of altered consciousness, we’re going to go check out isolation flotation tanks,this,week.
May 29, 2016 at 10:07 PM #798124SK in CVParticipant[quote=scaredyclassic]speaking of altered consciousness, we’re going to go check out isolation flotation tanks,this,week.[/quote]
Watch Altered States with William Hurt first. They can cause biological devolution. But only if mixed with the right drugs.
May 30, 2016 at 8:10 AM #798126scaredyclassicParticipantthat’s a risk we are willing to take for science.
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