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It's Okay To Make Mistakes. Mistakes Are Our Teachers -- They Help Us To Learn.

Evil Is A Source Of Moral Intelligence In The Sense That We Need To Learn From Our Shadow, From Our Dark Side, In Order To Be Good.

Science Has So Far Been Unable To Tell Us How Self-aware Dogs Are, Much Less Whether They Have Anything Like Our Conscious Thoughts. This Is Not Surprising, Since Neither Scientists Nor Philosophers Can Agree About What The Consciousness Of Humans Consists Of, Let Alone That Of Animals.

The Drivenness In Any Addiction Is About The Ruptured Self, The Belief That One Is Flawed As A Person. The Content Of The Addiction, Whether It Is Alcoholism Or Work, Is An Attempt At An Intimate Relationship. The Workaholic With Her Work Or The Alcoholic With His Booze Are Having A Love Affair. Each Alters Mood To Avoid The Feeling Of Loneliness And Hurt In The Underbelly Of Shame.

Condemning Others As Bad Or Sinful Is A Way To Feel Righteous. Such A Feeling Is A Powerful Mood Alteration And Can Become Highly Addictive.