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In reply to the discussion: Why the "My bad sex wasn't rape" editorial is so utterly, utterly vile. [View all]patrice
(47,992 posts)certain types can leave permanent marks. I believe it is also possible for the self-aware to know the effect of that kind of stuff and to recognize the warp that it produces in what one say, thinks, feels, etc. . . a compensation that balances things out as much as is possible under whatever circumstances, though, obviously, not perfectly.
It is a true thing about any form of science, amongst those who love rationalism, that knowing is always only relative to the context that produces the knowledge. Lots of people don't know that to scientists all statements of "fact" also refer to their own biases, because, though controllable, those biases are actually unavoidable, so real knowledge is always relative to, always recognizes, it's own skew.
I hope I get a chance to ask my niece, who does this kind of counseling for a living up in Vermont. She was quite a wild child herself not so long ago, so maybe she can shed some light on what we have been talking about here tonight.