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Old May 25, 2010, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by AkAngel View Post
No arguments here, but here's a point to ponder...

What society calls help or productive is an action or behavior that makes society stronger.
What society calls help or productive is an action or behavior that some in society think makes society (or is it them?) stronger. As you note, "society" can be wrong.

Oh yes, speaking of Nobel prizes, the only one awarded in the field of mental health was for the inventor of what was later called prefrontal lobotomy!
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