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kayl · 06-08-2008, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PackerfanXD

"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud

Not Freud:
From wikiquote.org:

A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity.
- This is not is not a statement that appears in any translation of any of Freud's works. It is a paraphrase of a statement from the essay "Guns, Murders, and the Constitution" (February 1990) by Don B. Kates, Jr. where Kates summarizes his views of passages in Dreams in Folklore (195 by Freud and David E. Oppenheim, while disputing statements by Emmanuel Tanay in "Neurotic Attachment to Guns" in a 1976 edition of The Fifty Minute Hour: A Collection of True Psychoanalytic Tales (1955) by Robert Mitchell Lindner:

Dr. Tanay is perhaps unaware of — in any event, he does not cite — other passages more relevant to his argument. In these other passages Freud associates retarded sexual and emotional development not with gun ownership, but with fear and loathing of weapons. The probative importance that ought to be attached to the views of Freud is, of course, a matter of opinion. The point here is only that those views provide no support for the penis theory of gun ownership.

Yuppicide · 06-08-2008, 11:02 AM

Albert Einstein on gun control laws

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Starr

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results".

I could have swore George Carlin said that!
JK!

Seriously though, I couldn't find the quote where Einstien said this about gun control. Anybody have a link or more of the quote?

**Dave Starr** · 06-08-2008, 11:53 AM

As far as I know, Einstein never said anything about gun control. I saw this quote attributed to him on another forum and thought is was a good description of those that think passing more gun control laws will have any effect on crime.

**PackerfanXD** · 06-08-2008, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kayl

Not Freud:
From wikiquote.org:

So says wikiquote. Even if he didn't say it, it's still a good quote.

**AZXD** · 06-08-2008, 02:17 PM

Fuc< Obama!!!

I win

cove702 · 06-08-2008, 02:41 PM

I've searched that and I can't find that quote from Sigmund Freud

**newKid** · 06-08-2008, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AZXD

Fuc< Obama!!!

I win

yup, that pretty much seals it. . . .

06-08-2008, 02:17 PM	#15
AZXD XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley of the GUN Posts: 14,636	Fuc< Obama!!! I win __________________ SCOTUS judge appointments ... Will last much longer than Obama or McCain. Who do you want selecting people who have the ability to support or remove individual rights ?? AZXD At least I don't need any Viagra just to get myself to a point where I can do the Palin librarian fantasy Veep thing. KEVWYO There are a bunch of you that need to hit the head and grab your jar of vaseline and just get it over with. KEVWYO

06-08-2008, 02:41 PM	#16
cove702 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vegas Posts: 139	I've searched that and I can't find that quote from Sigmund Freud __________________ U.S.M.C. 78-82 ---------- The following quote has been attributed to Sigmund Freud. However, I don't find this in any of his books. Can you? "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity"

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06-08-2008, 11:53 AM	#13
Dave Starr XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Flint, Michigan Posts: 529	As far as I know, Einstein never said anything about gun control. I saw this quote attributed to him on another forum and thought is was a good description of those that think passing more gun control laws will have any effect on crime.