The Army's spiritual fitness test - Integral Post-Metaphysical Spirituality2024-03-28T11:19:45Zhttp://integralpostmetaphysics.ning.com/forum/topics/the-armys-spiritual-fitness?commentId=5301756%3AComment%3A5282&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI know some of you also appre…tag:integralpostmetaphysics.ning.com,2011-01-06:5301756:Comment:52822011-01-06T02:33:37.000ZEdward theurj Bergehttp://integralpostmetaphysics.ning.com/profile/theurj
<p>I know some of you also appreciate Chris Hedges. Regarding positive psychology he feels that "the practice has thrived in the corporate world where the refusal to consider negative outcomes resulted in the current economic crisis." He says:</p>
<p class="rteleft">"Positive psychology, which claims to be able to engineer happiness and provides the psychological tools for enforcing corporate conformity, is to the corporate state what eugenics was to the Nazis. Positive psychology is a quack…</p>
<p>I know some of you also appreciate Chris Hedges. Regarding positive psychology he feels that "the practice has thrived in the corporate world where the refusal to consider negative outcomes resulted in the current economic crisis." He says:</p>
<p class="rteleft">"Positive psychology, which claims to be able to engineer happiness and provides the psychological tools for enforcing corporate conformity, is to the corporate state what eugenics was to the Nazis. Positive psychology is a quack science that throws a smoke screen over corporate domination, abuse and greed. Those who fail to exhibit positive attitudes, no matter the external reality, are seen as maladjusted and in need of assistance. Their attitudes need correction. Academics who preach [the benefits of positive psychology] are awash in corporate grants."</p>