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Conjecture: addiction is the result of the entrenchment of a conflict between two or more preferences in a mind.

Conjecture: addiction is the result of the entrenchment of a conflict between two or more preferences in a mind.

Version 1 · #730 · Dennis Hackethal · 21 days ago

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Conjecture: addiction is the result of the entrenchment of a conflict between two or more preferences in a mind.mind.↵
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Picture a chain smoker who wants to give up smoking but also really enjoys smoking. Those preferences conflict.↵
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If the conflict is *entrenched*, then *both preferences get to live on indefinitely*.

Conjecture: addiction is the result of the entrenchment of a conflict between two or more preferences in a mind.

Picture a chain smoker who wants to give up smoking but also really enjoys smoking. Those preferences conflict.

If the conflict is entrenched, then both preferences get to live on indefinitely.

Version 2 · #731 · Dennis Hackethal · 21 days ago

Conjecture: addiction is the result of the entrenchment of a conflict between two or more preferences in a mind.

Picture achain smoker who wants to give up smoking but also really enjoys smoking. Those preferences conflict.

If the conflict is *entrenched*, then *both preferences get to live on indefinitely*. The entrenchment will not let the smoker give up smoking. He becomes a chain smoker.

Conjecture: addiction is the result of the entrenchment of a conflict between two or more preferences in a mind.Picture a smoker who wants to give up smoking but also really enjoys smoking. Those preferences conflict.If the conflict is entrenched, then both preferences get to live on indefinitely. The entrenchment will not let the smoker give up smoking. He becomes a chain smoker.

Version 3 · #732 · Dennis Hackethal · 21 days ago
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Conjecture:### My conjecture↵
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Conjecture: addiction is the result of the entrenchment of a conflict between two or more preferences in a mind.
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My conjecture

Conjecture: addiction is the result of the entrenchment of a conflict between two or more preferences in a mind.

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Version 4 · #735 · Dennis Hackethal · 21 days ago
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If the conflict is *entrenched*, then *both preferences get to live on indefinitely*. The entrenchment will not let the smoker give up smoking. He becomeswill become a chain smoker.
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If the conflict is entrenched, then both preferences get to live on indefinitely. The entrenchment will not let the smoker give up smoking. He will become a chain smoker.

Version 5 · #744 · Dennis Hackethal · 21 days ago
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