Aptitude Can Show Calling, But It Isn't

As The Popular Trust In Science Fades - And Many Sociologists Say That's Happening Today - People Will Develop A Distrust Of Purely "scientific" Psychology. Researchers In The Universities Haven't Picked Up On This; They're More Interested In Genetics And Computer Models Of Thinking Than Ever. But, In General, There Is A Huge Distrust Of The Scientific Establishment Now.

'mediocre' Tends To Mean 'undistinguished', While Snobs Enjoy Their Distinguishing Hallmarks Of Style - How They Wear Clothes, Use Words, Where They Go And Gather And Gossip. ...whatever The Circumstances The Genius Has Put You Into, The Fact Of Individuality Defends The Soul Against All Class-action Claims. No Soul Is Mediocre, Whatever Your Personal Taste For Conventionality, Whatever Your Personal Record Of Middling Achievements.

Psychotherapy Makes Every Problem A Subjective, Inner Problem. And That's Not Where The Problems Come From. They Come From The Environment, The Cities, The Economy, The Racism. They Come From Architecture, School Systems, Capitalism, Exploitation. They Come From Many Places That Psychotherapy Does Not Address. Psychotherapy Theory Turns It All On You: You Are The One Who Is Wrong.

I Sometimes Get Short-tempered In A Public Situation Because I Think, Oh God, I Can't Go Back Over That Again. I Can't Put That Into A Two-word Answer. I Can't. Wherever I Go, People Say, "can I Ask You A Quick Question?" It's Always, "a Quick Question." Well, My Answers Are Slow.

The Idea Of Death Robs Inquiry Of Its Passionate Vitality And Empties Our Efforts Of Their Purpose By Coming To One Predestined Conclusion, Death. Why Inquire If You Already Know The Answer?