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RE: religious addiction
October 11, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Quote:I think that "harm" is a good metric for differentiating between enthusiast and addict.


What about 'uncontrolled'?

My perception is THE basic criterium for addiction is that the behaviour is involuntary.


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Quote:The term "addiction" is used in many contexts to describe an obsession, compulsion, or excessive psychological dependence, such as: drug addiction (e.g. alcoholism), nicotine addiction, problem gambling, crime, money, work addiction, compulsive overeating, computer addiction,video game addiction, pornography addiction, etc.
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religious addiction - by wuzzey - October 6, 2009 at 8:55 pm
RE: religious addiction - by theblindferrengi - October 6, 2009 at 9:33 pm
RE: religious addiction - by wuzzey - October 6, 2009 at 9:41 pm
RE: religious addiction - by padraic - October 6, 2009 at 9:42 pm
RE: religious addiction - by Eilonnwy - October 7, 2009 at 8:38 am
RE: religious addiction - by Rhizomorph13 - October 7, 2009 at 12:35 pm
RE: religious addiction - by binny - October 7, 2009 at 12:41 pm
RE: religious addiction - by fr0d0 - October 7, 2009 at 3:46 pm
RE: religious addiction - by Violet - October 7, 2009 at 4:06 pm
RE: religious addiction - by fr0d0 - October 7, 2009 at 4:36 pm
RE: religious addiction - by Rhizomorph13 - October 7, 2009 at 4:19 pm
RE: religious addiction - by Violet - October 7, 2009 at 4:35 pm
RE: religious addiction - by Violet - October 7, 2009 at 4:46 pm
RE: religious addiction - by fr0d0 - October 7, 2009 at 6:40 pm
RE: religious addiction - by solarwave - October 9, 2009 at 6:29 pm
RE: religious addiction - by Rhizomorph13 - October 10, 2009 at 12:18 pm
RE: religious addiction - by solarwave - October 10, 2009 at 3:39 pm
RE: religious addiction - by Rhizomorph13 - October 11, 2009 at 1:32 pm
RE: religious addiction - by Edwardo Piet - October 10, 2009 at 3:41 pm
RE: religious addiction - by solarwave - October 10, 2009 at 3:53 pm
RE: religious addiction - by Edwardo Piet - October 11, 2009 at 6:54 am
RE: religious addiction - by Amphora - October 11, 2009 at 3:35 am
RE: religious addiction - by padraic - October 11, 2009 at 7:20 pm
RE: religious addiction - by Rhizomorph13 - October 11, 2009 at 9:19 pm

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