| Re: A working definition of Insanity - and Mass Delusions |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: Leon HoeneveldLeon Hoeneveld Date: Sep 16, 2008 11:45
Sean schreef:
> "Doing the same thing, over and over again for decades, and still expecting
> a different result."
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> And yet still many people believe that substantial structural change in the
> way politics and economics works is anathema, impossible, or not necessary
> in the world today despite all signs and evidence to the contrary.
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> Of course underpinning all this is the way the majority of people continue
> to think, and what they choose as being of greater value over other
> available options. Yet there are none so blind as those who refuse to look
> in the first place. Others just need a little help.
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> Consider the following definition on a mass scale across a nation or a
> civilisation ..... what would it look like overall, and how would it
> manifest across varying groups and individuals?
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> Paranoic Type Schizophrenia - a form of schizophrenia characterized by
> delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include
> anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike
> other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if
> delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner.
>
Sanity is something one agrees on, insanity is something one disagrees on.
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