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<blockquote data-quote="gingergenius" data-source="post: 440055" data-attributes="member: 33219">it&#039;s a psychological block.Fercu is a functioning human, capable of walking on and off an aircraft, just like the rest of us. He is capable of withstanding the pressures of a flight, just like the rest of us.So it is not a question of whether he can or can&#039;t fly. It&#039;s a question of whether he will or won&#039;t.In this case, he won&#039;t.If someone wants to explain some complex science telling me that a phobia is some deep-rooted genetic characteristic, rather than a learned or acquired condition, then I&#039;m all ears. Because learned or acquired conditions can be treated.But in the meantime, I&#039;ll feel sorry for the guy in as far as I&#039;m sure his conscious mind didn&#039;t decide to be aeroplanophobic (or whatever), and it&#039;s his own choice what he does with his life (and I&#039;m sure he wouldn&#039;t give two shits what I think anyway).But it is irrational. And since the player&#039;s missing out on something like a World Cup for something irrational, I think he&#039;s a fool.Just like Euan Murray&#039;s a fool for not playing on Sundays, even if it&#039;s his own decision.disclaimer: me calling people fools is purely my opinion, disagree if you like</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gingergenius, post: 440055, member: 33219"] it's a psychological block. Fercu is a functioning human, capable of walking on and off an aircraft, just like the rest of us. He is capable of withstanding the pressures of a flight, just like the rest of us. So it is not a question of whether he [I]can [/I]or [I]can't [/I]fly. It's a question of whether he [I]will [/I]or [I]won't.[/I] In this case, he [I]won't. [/I]If someone wants to explain some complex science telling me that a phobia is some deep-rooted genetic characteristic, rather than a learned or acquired condition, then I'm all ears. Because learned or acquired conditions can be treated. But in the meantime, I'll feel sorry for the guy in as far as I'm sure his conscious mind didn't decide to be aeroplanophobic (or whatever), and it's his own choice what he does with his life (and I'm sure he wouldn't give two shits what I think anyway). But it is irrational. And since the player's missing out on something like a World Cup for something irrational, I think he's a fool. Just like Euan Murray's a fool for not playing on Sundays, even if it's his own decision. [SIZE=1]disclaimer: me calling people fools is purely my opinion, disagree if you like[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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