Have you read it? It's very interesting, and carries no direct risk except papercuts.
Can't say I have. I think I understand what you're getting at. I would draw a distinction between some of those stimuli and others, though; dreams and fever aren't of your own choice, the others are. We just draw the line differently at which things to try out on our own bodies to see the results.
Why do you feel that it's a need rather than a desire?
I hadn't considered that as an alternative noun to substitute. It certainly does have a different meaning. Perhaps I just hadn't considered it explicitly as something that people would want to do.
It looks like I had developed an incorrect opinion of how you tend to socialise; I had perceived that alcohol and its effects were a reasonably integral part of your usual routine that you feel most comfortable with. Now I don't believe there are addiction issues operating here, but if you've decide that it's what works for you to the point that you by default include it as part of your socialising routine then I think that's a fairly distinct step you've taken.
Now that's an awfully general statement which definitely doesn't apply to other aspects of your usual socialising routine like chatting, dressing how you like and so forth. I guess the difference for me is that you might choose to proactively introduce substances into your body in order to produce a chemical effect upon yourself where these substances might well have a long-term effect on your health and well-being.
Ah, jobblers! I've exceeded the 4300 character limit in my response to your response too. Let's go back and split this here.
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Re: long comment (both parts, my first part)
Date: 2003-05-19 08:16 pm (UTC)Can't say I have. I think I understand what you're getting at. I would draw a distinction between some of those stimuli and others, though; dreams and fever aren't of your own choice, the others are. We just draw the line differently at which things to try out on our own bodies to see the results.
Why do you feel that it's a need rather than a desire?
I hadn't considered that as an alternative noun to substitute. It certainly does have a different meaning. Perhaps I just hadn't considered it explicitly as something that people would want to do.
It looks like I had developed an incorrect opinion of how you tend to socialise; I had perceived that alcohol and its effects were a reasonably integral part of your usual routine that you feel most comfortable with. Now I don't believe there are addiction issues operating here, but if you've decide that it's what works for you to the point that you by default include it as part of your socialising routine then I think that's a fairly distinct step you've taken.
Now that's an awfully general statement which definitely doesn't apply to other aspects of your usual socialising routine like chatting, dressing how you like and so forth. I guess the difference for me is that you might choose to proactively introduce substances into your body in order to produce a chemical effect upon yourself where these substances might well have a long-term effect on your health and well-being.
Ah, jobblers! I've exceeded the 4300 character limit in my response to your response too. Let's go back and split this here.