John R. Owens wrote:
Stevertigo wrote:
>Ha. Nope, sorry. This is related to that old
principle... (via Dr. Phil ;)
>noone can "make" you mad... they can do something that would in 10 out of
>11 billion people would result in an angry response, but thats not a "make".
Can you make yourself mad? If so, then someone can make
you mad.
Yes, literally that is correct.
SV should say that no one /else/ can make you mad.
Although I disagree with SV's point all the same.
It's valid to note (as Dr. Phil wants to do)
that you have the power to influence your own emotions,
despite what other people may try to do to you.
But at the same time, this doesn't mean that
the other people are therefore blameless,
which is the conclusion that Steve seems to draw.
-- Toby