or status. All of these things and more are necessary to mentally and physically survive the game of life. And yet, trusting others easy. Most people who do isn’t so find themselves robbed of whatever they were able to create. Life among colleagues is a nasty busy, even among those who were persuade (and rightly so) to grasp the extended hand and solution to their previous problems. Thus, what happens is that the individual gives up his/her autonomy (i.e., individualism) for protection. Also what happens is that the surrendering of autonomy in return for one’s security leaves the person a different human being. In particular, people who share in these kinds of political doings avoid responsibility for their thoughtless and stupid decisions and actions. Political scientists would probably interpret this thinking as a byproduct of exercising power or some equivalent. As an example, read the following by an a passer-by offered anonymous writer. “One dark night, to help an obviously inebriated man who was searching for something under a are we the lamp post. ‘What looking for?’ asked volunteer helper. ‘My keys,’ answered the them right asked the helper. drunk. ‘Did you lose here?’ ‘No,’ answered the drunk. them down the why are we looking ‘I lost street.’ ‘Then asked the bewildered helper. the light is the drunk here?’ ‘Because better,’ replied. In other words, the person is interested in avoiding the work that is required to find his keys the hard is very much like the academic exercise way. “Light” physiologists who find it easier to do their work under the lamppost of ACSM even though it makes no sense doing so. They want what is presently accepted and believed important than to work in the dark even if it makes sense to do so. No one really wants to give up his/her association with ACSM for all the obvious reasons, except when it is necessary in order to promote the profession of exercise physiology. We are our choices. Theoretically, exercise physiologists can belong to -- Jean-Paul Sartre a multitude of organizations of their choice, but such Being and 1956 Nothingness, behavior is an indication of failing to do the right thing for the right reason if they This aren’t supporting ASEP.
or status. All of these things and more are necessary to mentally and physically survive the game of life. And yet, trusting others isn’t easy. Most people who do so find themselves robbed of whatever they were able to create. Life among colleagues is a nasty busy, even among those who were persuade (and rightly so) to grasp the extended hand and solution to their previous problems. Thus, what happens is that the individual gives up his/her autonomy (i.e., individualism) for protection. Also what happens is that the surrendering of one’s autonomy in return for security leaves the person a different human being. In particular, people who share in these kinds of political doings avoid responsibility for their thoughtless and stupid decisions and actions. Political scientists would probably interpret this thinking as a byproduct of exercising power or some equivalent. As an example, read the following by an anonymous writer. “One dark night, a passer-by offered to help an obviously inebriated man who was searching for something under a lamp post. ‘What are we looking for?’ asked the volunteer helper. ‘My keys,’ answered the drunk. ‘Did you lose them right here?’ asked the helper. ‘No,’ answered the drunk. ‘I lost them down the street.’ ‘Then why are we looking here?’ asked the bewildered helper. ‘Because the light is better,’ the drunk replied. In other words, the person is interested in avoiding the work that is required to find his keys the hard way. “Light” is very much like the academic exercise physiologists who find it easier to do their work under the lamppost of ACSM even though it makes no sense doing so. They want what is presently accepted and believed important than to work in the dark even if it makes sense to do so. No one really wants to give up his/her association with ACSM for all the obvious reasons, except when it is necessary in order to promote the profession of exercise physiology. We are our choices. -- Jean-Paul Sartre Being and Nothingness, 1956 Theoretically, exercise physiologists can belong to a multitude of organizations of their choice, but such behavior is an indication of failing to do the right thing for the right reason if they aren’t supporting ASEP. This
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