“Avoidance therapy does not work. One major reason for that is because Avoidance Therapy (diversion, think yourself happy, positive affirmations) is predicated on the validity of 'Failure of Will.' Depression is not a choice.” DespairDepressionTherapyChoiceAvoidanceDiversion Book:Mickey and the Gargoyle Source: Mickey and the Gargoyle
“The Bible itself can be used for both good and evil. That doesn't mean it's flawed. It means that it is perfect.” EvilBibleGood Book:Mickey and the Gargoyle Source: Mickey and the Gargoyle
“People today will have you believing life is a blank slate upon which you can write anything at all--this is poetic, even romantic. Unfortunately, it's also a lie, because life exists in, is bound by, shaped by, controlled by, and functions within a construct. Attempt to function outside that construct, or bend it to our will, or remove it completely, and you throw all of society into chaos. We're seeing that now. Like it or not, birds don't fly upside down...and neither can we.” PsychologyMoralityChaosConstruct Book:Mickey and the Gargoyle Source: Mickey and the Gargoyle