No, psychology is the science of feeling and emotion. Interpretation comes from philosophy and is, by the way, one of the two necessary components of human perception...so there's no way around it, really.
Sure there is. Take this entire discussion as a primary example. You "feel" I badly handled a situation that YOU didn't witness, and were not a part of, based on YOUR interpretation, and YOU are all "emotional" about it. There's nothing "scientific" about it, and it all boils down to a busybody sticking their nose into someone elses business.
Funny, you seemed plenty interested in "playing" when you felt comfortable calling me a coward and an idiot. And now, suddenly, when your line of logic gets derailed...now you don't want to "play" any longer.
Now YOUR "emotions" are getting in the way because you realize that I saw your little baited hook for what it was and refused to take it, and now you're "feelings" are hurt. No, I'm not interested in playing your silly game, because you're not good at it, and it would be a complete waste of my time.
There's aggressive and there's unnecessarily aggressive. Ask yourself this: how much of standing up to that man, who you obviously consider your inferior, was about exerting your own sense of dominance?
Aggressive? He was the one being aggressive when he refused to leave after I told him to take a hike, and you're just plain silly. I considered him to be a possible threat to my family, and I dealt with him accordingly. Now if you "feel" that it was inappropriate, that's your problem, not mine.
Or think of this: sure, in the short term, you solved your own problem. Congratulations, anyone with a temper can do that. It is more difficult - and more rewarding - to try to be understanding in situations like the one you described. You might be able to help solve his problems as well as your own. Not by acquiescing to his point of view, but by suggesting he get help rather than just running him off.
Then again, his problems aren't yours. So what if he continues to be what he is now rather than getting help and maybe making something of what remains of his life? That isn't your problem, at least not so long as he doesn't bother you again.
vyo, you're operating under the misguided impression that I give a damn about him, or anyone like him, I don't. I care about me and mine, everyone and everything comes after that, and I'm not the least bit interested in being "understanding" towards him, or anyone like him, or even solving his problems. If you want to run around trying to save the world, go right ahead, but I've been around the world, and believe me when I tell you, it doesn't want to be saved, it's just looking for easy marks like you to come along because it knows that you'll give 'em what they want, or if it comes to it, that they can TAKE what they want from you, because you're such a wuss that you won't even defend yourself or your own family. You remind me of those stupid Nuns in Honduras who were out there, spreading the word, "taking care" of the natives, and got raped and murdered by the "emotional" Sandanistas for their efforts because they were
idiot-logues and wouldn't take an "aggressive" armed patrol with them to ensure their safety, because they were worried about how it might make someone else "feel". As far as I'm concerned, they asked for it, they got it, Toyota.
Now, I hope, for your sake, that some day you aren't confronted with someone like that, because if you are, chances are we'll be reading about you in the papers, with the title of VICTIM in front of your name. One thing about it though, if you are, and you survive, when you get out of the hospital, you'll be a NEOCONSERVATIVE, because, and I don't remember who said it, but neoconservatives are liberals who have been mugged.
