TotD: Thomas Szasz on Language

Reli­gion and the jar­gon of the helping/hindering pro­fes­sions are com­prised large­ly of lit­er­al­ized metaphors. That is why they are the per­fect tools for legit­imiz­ing and ille­git­imiz­ing ideas, behav­iors, and per­sons. Ordi­nary lan­guage com­bines all of these qual­i­ties. It can be…

QOTD: Thomas Szasz

Every act of con­scious learn­ing requires the will­ing­ness to suf­fer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young chil­dren, before they are aware of their own self-impor­­tance, learn so eas­i­ly; and why old­er per­sons, espe­cial­ly if vain or important,…

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