Ai feel for warning against the theory of man presented in this case. What is done, is to neglect any fundamental need or drive in the human body, stating such are triggered by minds experiencing a conflict between the unconscious motives of man and the rationality of man, that is, between instinct and intellect. So any bad motive is learned. Any misbehaviour is psychological. The story, one says, is that at one point man developed the ability to grasp its world. And that intellect of man grew. And the more smart man became, the more distance to instincts man experienced, considered irrational to be, and man became angry, egocentric and alienated because of man's lack of ability to bridge the gap. This is the human condition one calls for; angry, egocentric and alienated, about which one says, “psychologically upset state, it is”.
This theory is basically Freudian. Sigmund Freud divided between what later came to be called ego and id, and the conscious and the unconscious in man that is, and stated the conflict of those to was fundamental and devastating. Freud pointed to a third being in man which came to be called superego, which is moral, with power to work with, and to hinder the work of both ego and id, and he suggested the mission of psychology should be to strengthen and developing this being in man.
One will be aware of the fact Freud used hypnosis on his patients, who were mostly women. The reason for this, aI believe, was that a being told to have mind separated from its drives, that is intellect from instincts, which is consciousness from the unconscious, will be difficult to question. That person will quickly establish defence. Other that that, we know, today, what abuse people can be subjected to, as hypnotized.
What is dangerous about this theory, is firstly there are blockheads having developed it. Right. Intellect vs. instinct. Blocks. Secondly, any such true “human condition” being bought will lay the basis for any visible opposition of man, for example the opposition of man and woman. Think of it; intellect vs. instinct. The man, we know, will take the lead by considering the woman. She is beautiful. Thirdly, any such fault or failure in man considered to be constituting man will lead to misconduct and lack of self-esteem.
Thinking of man, of course sin is what makes man bad. Sinning makes vulnerable, angry, and bad. And the choice man has, as has ever been, is to choose good over bad, not in that elementary case, though as life orientation, that is to believe in God or in science. And what to say about the intellect, is that the word is the key to get hold of mind. By the word, terms are produced which will be remembered and called upon, and since the word is shared, man will be capable and cope. Christ, and Jesus Christ is He, is the Word.
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