[Carry_Okie]

Is that old fashioned, or what?

Self-deception through "emotional honesty" has the become the new standard of "honesty" per the American Psychiatric Association. They regard all observations and all reality as ultimately subjective and any pretense of objectiviety as ultimately dishonest. They would rather have us act as the little tin gods that all would be.

It certainly has been good for the shrink business.

[Texan5]

I'll keep my "dishonest" objectivity, thanks. When I was in college, I read about a "philosopher" who convinced himself (and apparently, a lot of others) that all things existed because we believed they did. This "new honesty" sounds as looney as his idea to me.....

[Bonaparte]

"...any pretense of objectivity as ultimately dishonest."

Except when their patients are paying their fees. These shrinks are very objective about how many zeroes are on those checks.