Dear Janet-- I think this is right on target---in my professional life as a
counselor I often told clients that actions were more determined by
emotions than by reason. Understanding that helps......
>NewsScan Daily, 19 May 2000 ("Above The Fold")
>
>WORTH THINKING ABOUT: WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
>
>Neurologist Donald B. Calne says:
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But reason is only contributing to the 'how' portion of these decisions;
the more fundamental 'why' element, for all of these examples, is driven by
instinctive
>self-preservation, emotional needs, and cultural attitudes. We are usually
>reluctant to admit the extent to which these forces govern our behavior,
>and accordingly we often recruit reason to explain and justify our
>actions. "
Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 82/70/55
Oxford, Ohio
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