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There's a phrase we hear all the time, and one that suggests something about our psychological makeup: we're not just concerned with actions, but with their attendant mens rea - or lack thereof - as well. Read More





Very interesting
I experienced something along these lines, but it was an issue of "necessary" vs "unneccesary" pain.
A medical student was performing what was an excruciating procedure on me and when the doctor overseeing her suddenly reprimanded her technique saying she was doing it wrong and "causing unneccesary pain", it was as if any bit of courage I had been able to gather for what I thought was "necessary" pain went out the door..
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