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From: rap@oliven.UUCP (Robert A. Pease)
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Subject: Re: More levels of explanation and definitions of free
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Date: Sun, 21-Jul-85 15:03:02 EDT
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> > First of all, if a person's development has provided the capacity  for
> > "rational  evaluative  analysis"  then  that person has the ability to
> > decide HOW past influences will  affect  him/her  now.  If  you  don't
> > believe  me,  then  just think about the last time you chose to change
> > the way you react to something.
> > 					Robert A. Pease
> 
> I'm trying to like apricots, but I find I just can't, no matter how much
> I try to want to...  (Insert that Schopenhauer quote here.)
>               			Rich Rosen    ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr

Thats okay, Rich.  Its taken me 15 years to be able to eat cheese  and
keep it down.  Just means that you have your work cut out for you :-).

Seriously, though, if you are really determined to change yor reaction
to  something, you can.  Could it be that try as you might, you really
don't WANT to like apricots?  You can't make changes  in  yourself  if
there is an internal conflict concerning the changes.
-- 

					Robert A. Pease
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