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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: turtoni
Date: Jul 24, 2008 15:29

On Jul 24, 6:56 am, ZerkonX X.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:36:46 -0700, turtoni wrote:
>> gambling,
>> like any behavior which involves variation in brain chemistry,
>
> ========================================
> There are certain people born with a natural tendency for impulsiveness.
> Quite a number of these tend to lean towards gambling, the driving reason
> often being adrenaline addiction.
>
> When the central nervous system needs more stimulation, it seeks to find
> bigger thrills to feed on.
> ........................http://www.iula.org/when-adrenaline-addiction-takes-over-5816/
> ==========================================
>
> IF many other things were to be 're-framed' with adrenaline addiction
> being factored in... What would things, like culture, look like?
>
> It is well known, at least among participants, that this is a most
> attractive aspect of war:
>
> "Adrenaline addiction is something Soldiers returning from
> deployment are susceptible to, and is described as the need to
> engage in excitement-seeking behavior, said Col. Robert Gifford
> (Dr.), associate professor of psychiatry, Uniformed Services
> University of Health Sciences."

Exposing our points of view on Usenet likely generates an amount of
adrenaline.
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