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Jun 15, 2010 21:44

Pain. From an evolutionary standpoint, it's necessary. Essential, even, to develop conditioned responses to potentially dangerous and hazardous situations. A child touches a hot object, they feel pain and they remember. The mind creates neurological pathways to associate hot with pain and the child learns not to touch. There's a cruelty, but nature ( Read more... )

not my best academic work, addressing the city, generally cursed, control issues, teaching, working

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rumblelina June 16 2010, 03:09:57 UTC
DO WE NOT DESERVE THE FULL MONTY?

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lady_wandering June 16 2010, 03:18:38 UTC
Not to be overly rude, but no. I was not intending to make a scholarly treatise, but a more... emotional point.

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rumblelina June 16 2010, 03:19:59 UTC
Ooooh.

This one is a SMARTIE BRAIN EGGHEAD.

I UNDERSTAND NOW.

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lady_wandering June 16 2010, 03:26:59 UTC
Right, yes, well I do pride myself on some intelligence.

Thank you. Does this mean I can expect one of those tokens?

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der_freischuetz June 16 2010, 11:56:40 UTC
There's two sides to every coin, Miss 'member of the Police Force'. And a lot more reasons to inflict pain, yes.

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lady_wandering June 16 2010, 15:50:52 UTC
What do you mean? What reason could there be to intentionally inflict pain?

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der_freischuetz June 16 2010, 19:27:23 UTC
If you're from the police force, shouldn't you know this better than me?

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lady_wandering June 17 2010, 01:26:07 UTC
We strive to prevent the pain and suffering of others.

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