tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450654.post7151071674555784386..comments2023-07-24T09:28:20.560-04:00Comments on Discriminating morals: Sarah Palin, Bears, and Something completely different, namely, An inquiry as to wherein resides a girl's loveStephen A. Meigshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864308185296073661noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450654.post-55976764173446942782011-07-09T01:19:56.273-04:002011-07-09T01:19:56.273-04:00Mr. E.:
First, it is very foolish to worry whethe...Mr. E.:<br /><br />First, it is very foolish to worry whether one is by nature insane (if that's what you mean). Any general concept of insanity that might encompass such a permanent infliction must be a very vague or arbitary one, and it is foolish to worry about whether one is something one has a ridiculously vague or contrived notion about, since one's thoughts should be about (ideally fairly distinct) ideas and not names. I would not do such a thing. I might as well worry whether I am an ilasludgfueualuoiudgf. Sure, I might consider more specific questions about my nature as, for instance, whether compared to others I think rationally and creatively (I believe I do), but that's not what you're asking.<br /><br />Perhaps you wonder whether day-to-day I might ask whether I am being sane in the sense whether my brain is operating as well as usual? Indeed I might ask that. On a day I think the answer might be no, I might take it as a sign of needing sleep, better healthier food in more appropriate amounts, or a period of rest from taxing thoughts. I'm afraid you will have to be more specific in your question. In particular, the way you mix tenses makes it difficult for me to clearly see what you are asking (it would indeed be preposterous for me to ask in the past whether I am insane now), but anyway I have explained a sense in which the answer is no and a sense in which the answer is yes.Stephen A. Meigshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864308185296073661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450654.post-71300335687042074522011-07-06T00:18:22.728-04:002011-07-06T00:18:22.728-04:00Mr. Meigs, have you considered the possibility tha...Mr. Meigs, have you considered the possibility that you might be insane?John E.noreply@blogger.com