It seems as likely that he has a resistance to thinking about himself by himself.
Much of the ignorance about sex and the older person stems from resistance to thinking about old people at all, least of all their yucky bodies.
The resistance to thinking about Plans B, C, and D means not only that this country remains stuck while Americans and Iraqis die but that its ability to affect events six or twelve months away is rapidly diminishing.
To the Editor: Dani Dayan's article is most disturbing for its stubborn resistance to thinking creatively either about how Palestinians relate to the presence of nearly 300,000 Israelis on their land or about how Israelis are at risk of losing a Jewish majority or living with a disenfranchised population.
Others have said 'Oh it's a bit early' or 'Can you come back with more information?' But I've watched literally dozens of people move from that position of initial resistance, to thinking ours is a reasonable position, to being completely convinced and ringing up a few months later asking: 'Is there anything I can do?' I never hear 'no' as 'never'; I hear it as 'not yet'".
Not only does the city cultivate and cherish a devil-may-care mentality, it is, ultimately, in the American South, where resistance to thinking about environmental issues runs thick as molasses.
My resistance to thinking of them as spirit-expanding may have been my own preconception that so-called spiritual music must be somehow uplifting.
What has taken hold instead is a "feel then do" way of processing information along with a tooth and nail resistance to thinking, being evidence based, fact seeking or even just plain curious.
Looking at the line-up for Saturday's demonstration, one could be forgiven for thinking that resistance to privatisation and exploitation was coming primarily from leftwing celebrities and trade union general secretaries.
But restricting the availability of antibiotics, especially in poor countries where obtaining a doctor's prescription can be costly and time-consuming, would also cause people to die who might have lived.There are basic biological reasons, too, for thinking that resistance may be self-limiting.
I had been thinking that his resistance to the role of the gods in the Odyssey was just part of his loathing for religion in general.
