“Advertising doesn't cause addictions. But it does create a climate of denial and it contributes mightily to a belief in the quick fix, instant gratification, the dreamworld, and escape from all pain and boredom. All of this is part of what addicts believe and what we hope for when we reach for our particular substance.... Addiction begins with the hope that something "out there" can instantly fill up the emptiness inside. Advertising is all about this false hope.” BelieveDoePainBeliefCausesParticularClimateAddictionAdvertisingDenialSubstanceInstantBoredomEmptinessAddictGratificationInstant GratificationFalse HopeQuick FixesEmptiness Inside Author:Jean Kilbourne
“The confidence in the unlimited power of science is only too often based on a false belief that the scientific method consists in the application of a ready-made technique, or in imitating the form rather than the substance of scientific procedure, as if one needed only to follow some cooking recipes to solve all social problems. It sometimes almost seems as if the techniques of science were more easily learnt than the thinking that shows us what the problems are and how to approach them.” IfsThinkingMadeSometimesShowsProblemSeemsFormBeliefSocialReadyNeededApproachMethodCookingSolveTechniqueSubstanceApplicationUnlimitedRecipesProceduresScientific MethodImitatingSocial ProblemsUnlimited Power Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“The power of monsters is, it is a way of giving almost tangible substance to fears, beliefs, things that aren't real. You can coalesce it and draw it, or describe it, and it's a monster.” WayGivingRealBeliefDrawsMonstersSubstanceTangibleReal You Author:Stephen R. Bissette
“Our actions are the evidence of our belief and become the substance of our faith.” ActionBeliefEvidenceSubstanceOur Actions Author:L. Whitney Clayton
“Marijuana is not addictive. People are the addicts and they will find a substance or a belief that will feed the addiction they need to make their day go away. Meaning one looks for a substance that allows them not to live with who and what they really are. To stop addiction we must treat the patient and stop blaming everyone and everything else but the abuser.” PeopleNeedsLooksBeliefTreatsBlamePatientAddictionSubstanceGoing AwayMarijuanaAddictAbusers Author:Steven Machat