venerdì 7 agosto 2009

Analogie & Ideologie

The American Psychological Association declared Wednesday that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments...

Ovvero:

The American Psychological Association declared Wednesday that obesity researchers should not tell fat clients they can become thin through dieting or "lifestyle changes"...

N.B. The failure rate for "reparative therapy" isn't any worse than the failure rate for attempts to produce significant long-term reductions in body mass in larger than average persons.