James W. Prescott quotes
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“The percent likelihood of a society becoming physically violent if it is physically affectionate towards its infants and tolerant of premarital sexual behavior is 2 percent. The probability of this relationship occurring by chance is 125,000 to one. I am not aware of any other developmental variable that has such a high degree of predictive validity.”
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“The time has also come to recognize the painful truth that traditional Judeo-Christian moral values of pain and pleasure in human relationships have contributed substantially to child abuse and to the prevalence of physical violence in Western civilization.... The religious system upon which our culture is based holds that pain, suffering and deprivation are moral and necessary to save one's soul and make one a 'good person.' The crucifixion and scourging of Christ are examples.”
-- James W. Prescott
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“The suppression of inner patterns in favor of patterns created by society is dangerous to us.”
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Source : Faith Hunter (2013). “Jane Yellowrock World Companion: (InterMix)”, p.12, Penguin
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“Control all the variables you can... don't worry about the rest.”
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“As I am becoming older, the only thing that speeds up is time.”
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