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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (58618)	9/18/2002 1:03:10 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

If you are talking about "dilemmas" then it is beyond my original intent which was to note that there is a pychological benefit in rationalizing what one does. Otherwise, one could scarcely act at all if one was to be in continuous conflict. It would be like the sword of damocles hanguing perpetually above ones head. Most acts do not involve any moral aspect at all, and so they are "justified" on other grounds. Where there are moral overtones, they are generally not at the level of "dilemma". Where certain alternate choices do rise to the level of "dilemma", I agree, anxiety will urge some sort of resolution. A true dilemma is so very unpleasant that people may become quite creative in their rationalizations; they may even become insane...