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Boojatta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-28-10 09:12 AM
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It's difficult to end a bad habit of thought or action while you are practicing self-deception ...
Edited on Sat Aug-28-10 09:12 AM by Boojatta
... and refusing to accept that the habit might actually exist.

This message would have already ended (it's a short one), but first I will acknowledge that it's not my idea. It's an attempt to put into my own words the following:

The bottom line is that no fault of an evil person can ever be corrected because trying to correct it would mean having to admit that it exists.


... which is the final sentence of the third paragraph of the original message of this DU General Discussion thread.
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-28-10 02:20 PM
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1. Isn't that the first step in 12 step addiction groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous? nt
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Silent3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-29-10 12:52 AM
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2. The name of the game is "Find Your Adversary"
Your adversary's game plan is to convince you that he does not exist. :evilgrin:
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