• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    The point is you can reduce anything to its origin. That does not mean it’s still the same thing.

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      4 months ago

      The point is you can reduce anything to its origin.

      Okay, but how does the modern version of cathartic theory differ from what freud postulated?

      I agree you can’t reduce things based on its original alone , which is why I included a scientific source as evidence…

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        4 months ago

        I don’t know, that’s why I have a therapist, I’m not educated in psychology. But I do recognize a logical fallacy when I see one.