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[It's been some time since Lust simply posed a vaguely self-relevant and general philosophy question to the network, but apparently it's that time. She's sitting at her desk in her room, the trio of small Espurr draped over her - one on each shoulder and one in her lap, just peering over the edge of the desk at the 'gear screen. There's a book open in front of her, and anyone willing to turn the screen to try and read it will discover it's a rather simplistic book on dream interpretation. Lust has been making corrective notes in it.]

Has anyone else ever noted how personal patterns develop?

The entertainment we seek out, the recreational activities, types of people... humans establish personal patterns and preferences. One wonders why.

I don't mean why we have preferences in general, but why we develop the ones that we do? One could argue it's a comfort of familiarity, but comfort isn't always a factor. Take those who's joy is found in risk taking and difficult tasks. Or those who seek out things that are bad for them.

[Or her own preference for damaged, emotionally crippled men.]

Simply something I've been thinking on. Sometimes it seems as though the phrase 'the logical mind' is grossly inappropriate.

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I think that's how a lot of people feel when they try to understand things like that. There are no easy answers and sometimes the answers you do find just make no sense or go against logic or just plain contradict themselves.

Was there something that made you start thinking more about this recently?

But there should be answers. The mind is a biological thing, it has to adhere to natural rules and function in a logical way.

Simply noticing patterns in my own life.

Does it? It might be easier if it did. But that doesn't mean it has to. It hasn't seemed to in my experience.

[Dear mind, fog is not actually evil. Please stop.]

That's how biology works! Flesh and blood and the workings of them aren't some arcane mystery! We should know these things.

Unfortunately just because we should know something, doesn't mean we always do. And anything to do with the mind is always more complicated then the body. You can set a broken bone, trying to fix mental trauma or something off with your mind, isn't as straight forward or logical.

But even psychology is considered a science. Science follows rules. Bodies follow rules.

And sometimes science gets things wrong and the rules change. Maybe right now we just don't have enough information about the brain to have rules that fit them. Or maybe it's something that doesn't quite fit into rules.

Well...yes, anomalies and abnormalities can always occur but...

It's just frustrating!

It's incredibly frustrating. But at the moment it's what we're stuck with.

If you're just going to tell me things I don't want to hear, you could at least bring me a cupcake to soften the blow.

[He somehow manages not to chuckle. ~~Why are his adopted kids so similar?~~]

I'm afraid I don't have any with me at the moment. But it sounds like you're delving into the depths of overthinking things. Trust me, I've been there. I'm going to the bookstore soon if you'd like to come with me.

I can't promise a cupcake. But they do sell some good hot chocolate nearby.

Of course I am, that's what I do.

...Alright.

Then a distraction is just what you need.

I'll meet you downstairs.

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