Nevertheless, regardless of how much "stretch" is involved, there is
no evidence this view is actually the case and therefore is an opinion
(from a particular worldview) and is not science or psychology. There
are many "possibilities" that could be involved involved in this case
(not necessarily in
Jim Clark wrote in response to Michael Smith:
>And it hardly seems like much of a stretch, given widespread
>concern about forcing girls into marriage and related acts
>among certain cultural groups, and the dire consequences
>for girls who resist. Following article describes problem
>in UK, for ex
Michael Smith writes:
>It seems to me the "possibility" of the poor young woman
>being forced to marry against her will is rather being almost
>forcefully insisted upon by Allen with no evidence whatsoever.
The words I used in criticizing Dr Afkhani’s article were that (given
his psychological vi
Hi
I believe you would have to say "British cultural insensitivity" in Allen's
case, although generally it does seem common to lump all those Eurocentric
types together.
As for the question of "being forced into marriage" as a possible explanation
for the girl's distress, personally I would te
It seems to me the "possibility" of the poor young woman being forced
to marry against her will is rather being almost forcefully insisted
upon by Allen with no evidence whatsoever.
Another example of American cultural insensitivity?
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With reference to the article "A Doctor in Iraq, Watching a Faith
Healer at Work"
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/28/health/28cases.html?_r=2:
Stephen writes:
>I think Allen may be coming down a bit too
>hard on Dr. Afkhami [who writes]:
>That disorder is well known to mental health professionals:
On 29 Dec 2010 at 17:29, Mike Palij wrote:
> This is not a parallel example but an example that (a) makes use of
> some of the supernatural concepts referred to the in the NY Times
> article and (b) how a "Western" view (at least one of them) deals with
> it:
> http://www.hearkenthewatchmen.com/ar
On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:50:58 -0800, Stephen Black wrote:
>On 29 Dec 2010 at 14:22, Allen Esterson wrote:
>> There´s an extraordinary article that was published in the 28 December
>> issue of the New York Times:
>> "A Doctor in Iraq, Watching a Faith Healer at Work"
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/1
On 29 Dec 2010 at 14:22, Allen Esterson wrote:
> There´s an extraordinary article that was published in the 28 December
> issue of the New York Times:
> "A Doctor in Iraq, Watching a Faith Healer at Work"
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/28/health/28cases.html?_r=2
Interesting article. But I thi
