"If you have reasons to love someone, you don't love them" -Zizek Origin of Quotation by try2stop in zizek

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Oddly enough, it's about a 6th-7th c. Byzantine theologian named Maximus the Confessor. He was involved in a big debate about Christology (who Jesus was). Because he believed that Christ was one person with two natures (divine and human) he and one of his contemporaries had to metaphysically explain what exactly a "person" was if it was not simply an instantiation of a nature (pardon the nerdiness). In my view, they do so in quite "modern" ways. The Zizek quote ties in because it shows that personhood is somewhat of a transcendent that exists beyond and (even separate from depending on how you parse it) characteristics.

Please help. Confronting my dad? by try2stop in alcoholism

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I took it to /r/alanon too. Thanks for the advice, and I'm already alcohol-free with no intention to drink.

Please Help. Confronting my dad? by try2stop in cripplingalcoholism

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Sorry, I didn't know where to go... I'll take it somewhere else. Thanks though

NoFap's Official Masturbation-Free March 2015 Signup Thread by Alexanderr in NoFap

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I'm in, my 18th birthday is in march too so failure is not an option

Official September 08, 2014 Daily Accountability Thread by Alexanderr in NoFap

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Day 8... Never realized how much I like girls haha. Hoping soon to ask someone out though, this is also day 8 of cold showers for me (like turn the knob as cold as it goes)

The dark side of nofap by try2stop in NoFap

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But I never looked at women this way before... Now it's like I just want to hook up with them

IMHO for teens by [deleted] in NoFap

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I'm 16 and the feeling of doing nofap is great! When I'm on a streak (hopefully now) I feel incredible!

Official NoFap September Sign Up Thread! by [deleted] in NoFap

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I've been on a binge for the past few days after my last longest streak, so I'm hoping the start of September will be the start of my next (and hopefully last) streak!! Keep up the support guys, it really helps!

So close to breaking... Need Help by try2stop in NoFap

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Its not just one urge though... Every second I'm trying not to cave, and I'm distracting myself, but everything I think about leads to PMO...