If we are right now discussing whether something is actually causing more harm than good, this statement seems to avoid the core of the issue. Does it usually help people to be and stay happy? If it does not make them…
I do not agree. Some things are clearly addictive and it is much easier to stay away from them. Maybe it is a character flaw that I do not think I will avoid to become addicted if I start smoking, but the fact is that…
This is another one: An organization which when you become a member of it, has such a negative influence on your social life that you have to create your social life newly when you quit it. Isn't that almost exactly the…
That is not correct. There are many processes which are self-augmenting. It is scientifically valid that heat causes fire. It is equally valid that fire causes heat. Other examples: A reduced reflection of sunlight on…
If we are right now discussing whether something is actually causing more harm than good, this statement seems to avoid the core of the issue. Does it usually help people to be and stay happy? If it does not make them…
I do not agree. Some things are clearly addictive and it is much easier to stay away from them. Maybe it is a character flaw that I do not think I will avoid to become addicted if I start smoking, but the fact is that…
This is another one: An organization which when you become a member of it, has such a negative influence on your social life that you have to create your social life newly when you quit it. Isn't that almost exactly the…
That is not correct. There are many processes which are self-augmenting. It is scientifically valid that heat causes fire. It is equally valid that fire causes heat. Other examples: A reduced reflection of sunlight on…