Posted by Racer on April 6, 2006, at 12:30:40
In reply to Re: Absence of evidence/evidence of absence, posted by special_k on April 6, 2006, at 11:30:51
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> can you find a case of a repressed belief before the 1800's (the time of freud?)
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> does that mean there weren't any such things as repressed beliefs before time of freud...
>Just a note: Freud was much later than these guys were talking about, early 20th century.
As far as whether or not repressed beliefs or repressed memories existed prior to the time they first showed up in literature, I wouldn't dare venture an opinion on that here. I was really only saying that it's an interesting question, and that there are a lot of variables which I believe might be involved.
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