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IamHungry
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Re: Is science becoming more philosophical? [Re: MushmanTheManic]
#5780298 - 06/22/06 11:52 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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MushmanTheManic said: It's more like: Sorry, Doctor. I can't sit still and stop talking... honest! I am afflicted with ADD, I tell ya! Look at my grades! I need something to make me smarter. Now, gimme some pills.
Actually, it doesn't usually work that way. I agree that amphetamine use in the name of "therapy" has run rampant as of late, but I doubt it would have ever been a problem for society if it didn't help at least some people.
I was not prescribed Adderall due to my grades. I was prescribed Adderall because I could not focus my thoughts very well. It doesn't "make me smarter," it lengthens my attention span and lets me educate myself. I never had any behavioral problems, other than some antisocial issues which I worked out myself. But as far as the "I can't sit still, I must need amphetamines!" attitude goes, it's misleading and simply untrue. Being restless isn't a symptom of ADD, as I have always been more laid-back than any of my peers.
I wouldn't consider ADD a "disease" any more than I would consider a broken leg to be a disease. Just as a person with a broken leg needs crutches to move themself without others' help, so the person afflicted with ADD needs medication to help autonomize their life.
-------------------- Here comes the sun, do n do do, Here comes the sun, and I say, It's alright...
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Re: Is science becoming more philosophical? [Re: Silversoul]
#5780576 - 06/22/06 01:55 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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read:
The Tao of Physics by Fritoff Capria
my father made me read this when I was a teenager.
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SneezingPenis
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Re: Is science becoming more philosophical? [Re: IamHungry]
#5782638 - 06/23/06 12:36 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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But as far as the "I can't sit still, I must need amphetamines!" attitude goes, it's misleading and simply untrue.
How about looking in the PDR or just online before you go making bold statements like this.... if you were to really look this up, you would find that almost the exact words you typed come up as one of the top three "symptoms" of ADHD (or ADD).
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