True or False?

[GURUving]

"Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism." - Carl Jung |

[onebigbadwulf]

1. True

[jpgray]

2. Addiction yes, frequent controlled use, no

:D

[LiberalVoice]

3. False

I think being addicted to the truth ain't such a bad thing. In fact I think its high time our government "shoot up".

[MrScorpio]

4. I defer to Jung

Freepers should too

[0007]

13. LOL! Straightforwardness is a virture that freepers don't possess

Have ya ever noticed how freepers support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior?

[terrya]

5. False.

What's wrong with idealism?

Jung was VERY cynical when he said that.

[KG]

6. idealism is an addiction?

:wtf:

[GURUving]

8. It creates in the mind the same emotional responses

idealism seems, in ones mind, to be crystal clear. There is a need involved, a need for others to not only understand, but also become involved in the "obsession".

?

[JohnKleeb]

10. of course it is

:beer: mmmm this idealism is good.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

7. False

Tautalogical because addiction implies malignancy. It's the equivalent of saying "bad is bad, no matter what." So what you're left with is, in itself, an ideal rather than any actual testable conclusion. I say False not because Jung is wrong, indeed he could be right in certain circumstances, but the statement casts too broad a net.

[onebigbadwulf]

19. You can't dismiss

the argument unless you provide an example as to when it is wrong.

Broad net isn't a logical fallacy.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

21. ok

Some people have an addiction to reading. In fact schools teach reading habits (or try).

Some people may even be known to possess "un soif de savoir", a thirst for knowledge. These people often have about them a compulsive and obsessive manner.

Furthermore, what is "bad?" And bad to whom?

[mac56]

22. But couldn't a compulsion and obsession about learning -

be a negative? If the person experiencing it neglects his or her health, welfare, stability, and those who depend upon him? Everybody knows "chronic students", and it's not hard to imagine one whose pursuit of knowledge leads to hardship, both for him/herself and others.

Compulsion is compulsion, even if the subject of the compulsion is a noble aim.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

26. certainly

but Jung isn't saying "IF the person experiencing it neglects his health, welfare, stability" . . and so on, he's casting his broad net and stating all addictions lead to such things.

[0007]

9. False

Carl Jung is one of my favorites by the way.

[BeatleBoot]

11. Or Love?

[GURUving]

12. Great answer!

That's got to be the number one addiction!

[BeatleBoot]

14. I tried it, I liked it...

And I keep going back for more...

Peace and Love this holiday season.

[BiggJawn]

27. And the most harmful

I've squandered fortunes, self respect, health, all in pursuit of "love"...
Not sure I'll ever be cured....

[Cat Atomic]

15. I disagree.

If I hadn't become addicted to my line of work in my early/mid twenties, I never would've made it in the field. I don't live it and breath it now like I did back then, but the addiction got me established... and now... I can just sail... (figuratively speaking)

:)

[gate of the sun]

16. most US citizens are addicted

wether it be the obvious choices above or shoppping or image seeking or being a workaholic. It's the ban of our time and the problem is at least in my opinion is seeking happiness outside ourselves which is something our culture encourages. Also I don't think our culture is one that creates inherently happy people. that's just me. The problem is way bigger than being an addict. Look for the reasons why people are so addicted. Being Free and not needing anything would obviously be alot easier and make us happier.

[sendero]

17. Yah...

... "obsession is just a word lazy people use to describe the dedicated"

Oh yeah, we're talking about addiction :) I'm addicted to all kinds of things (not drugs) and I have no plans to give any of them up. I don't spend a great deal of time trying to draw people into my idealism, so I have a hard time seeing how it hurts me.

For all the great insight into the human psyche that some "scientists" have given us, there has been a fair amount of total shite also. IMHO.

[aQuArius]

18. False.... I am addicted.....

but not to anything bad.

[mitchum]

20. True

[gpandas]

23. addicted to love

[mac56]

25. Might as well face it...

;-)

[Robb]

32. Oh yeah

Good luck getting that out of your head tonight.

[TrogL]

24. I'm addicted to computers

turned it into a really nice career.

[BiggJawn]

28. Ever see someone who "kicked" drugs and took up Jesus instead?

Same behaviors. Scary...

[CO Liberal]

29. "Once, I Was All Messed Up On Drugs"

"But now, I'm all messed up on the Lord!"

- Cheech & Chong

[DrWeird]

30. Sounds like he's addicted to nonaddiction.

"Do everything in moderation- including moderation."

-George Burns

[Character Assassin]

31. True.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

33. Everything in moderation

you'll live longer.

Addiction is bad, moderation good.

[populistmom]

34. Anything has potential to be harmful depending on the degree

That being said, I've never met anyone "addicted" to idelaism. It's more of a belief state, not something that in any way could alter your psyche or physical being (like drugs, tobacco, alcohol, gambling, or sex can).

[Spirochete]

35. The word addiction

suggests something compulsive that there is no control over, therefore it is always bad, because no choice is allowed.

[FloridaJudy]

36. There are worse things than addiction

I've cared for my dying mother-in-law, and my mother.

Pain is worse. My mother-in-law died in agony. The poor woman had pancreatic cancer. I called her oncologist and asked for a prescripton strong enough to ease her pain. The SOB refused to prescribe anything stonger than aspirin, because he didn't want to "turn her into an addict".

Give us a break! The woman was eighty-seven years old, weighed less than a hundred pounds, had incurable cancer, and was too weak to get out of bed. So what if she died a junkie? She'd be no threat. There is NO way she'd have held up Seven-Elevens to support her habit. The poor woman died screaming in pain, because her doctor was too cowardly to prescribe adequate analgesia.

My mother had the sense to call in Hospice when she knew she was dying. They honored her wish to die free of pain; they blissed her out with long-acting narcotics. She died peacefully.

Not all drugs are bad.

[DemoTex]

37. What's the point?

You are leading to what? My agreement with Jung's opinion is moot, here. But you don't ask for agreement. You ask for absolute, metaphysical certification (True or False?). My answer: maybe, maybe not. Let me have a drink and think on it.

[scottcsmith]

38. Too black and white for me

What if you're addicted to reading books written by Jung?