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To: Father Terrence who wrote (29602)	1/31/1999 10:31:00 AM
From: Edwarda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

FT, you know perfectly well that nihil is talking about something altogether different, about instances where that experience is not occurring. Drink some coffee and sharpen up. <VBG> LOL!

To: Father Terrence who wrote (29602)	1/31/1999 1:40:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 108807

I think this occurs with people, too, that there is a part in the brain that, if an electrode is placed there, a human will stimulate even to the point of not eating, etc. I was told this by a college philosophy professor, but I have not read the research myself. I do recall seeing a research report that compared this behavior to addictive drug-taking. I have known drug addicts over my lifetime, they clearly prefer taking drugs to eating, sleeping, or cleaning themselves. Not the same thing as ordinary drug-abusers, true addicts exhibit extreme behavior. My understanding is that it has something to do with the brain's reaction to dopamine.