Re: Psych or Fad: Freud's Slip on Penis Envy, among otherthings

From: Michael S. Lorrey (mike@datamann.com)
Date: Wed May 17 2000 - 14:14:28 MDT


Brian Manning Delaney wrote:

> I know Extropians and trans-humanists love this "3rd culture"
> business, but sheesh, this Freud-bashing is utterly ignorant.

Its funny that most virulent anti-freudians are the dissillusioned freudians.
Seems to me to be a case of them finally getting their phsychoanalytical credit
card bill, and trying to wish it away by denying that it actually works.

> Mind you, some of my best friends are trans-humanists!
>
> But when TOG comes knocking at my door, trying to take away my
> constitutionally guaranteed right to free thought (by trying to
> banish "2nd culture"), they'll be in for a big surprise!
>
> I'll be packin a mean can o' philosophical WHOOP-ASS!!

Gee, where can I get one of those? I always in the market for new forms of self
defense.. ;)



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