“Consensual paranoia - the pathology of the normal person who is a member of a war-justifying society - forms the template from which all the images of the enemy are created. By studying the logic of paranoia, we can see why certain archetypes of the enemy must necessarily recur, no matter what the historical circumstances.” PersonsWarMatterFormCertainEnemyStudyAtheismCircumstancesMembersNormalLogicNo Matter WhatHistoricalPositive AtheismParanoiaArchetypePathology Author:Sam Keen
“Outside of mathematics and logic, there are common sense truths, such as that it is snowing that normal observers, in a specified context can agree on, subject to vagueness considerations, and theoretical truths, such as that snow is crystallised water vapour, and maybe in-between truths.” WaterCommonSubjectsNormalLogicMathematicsAgreeSnowCommon SenseConsiderationObserversTheoreticalVaguenessVapour Author:Catherine Wilson
“Perhaps there is supranatural: reason beyond the normal definitions of fact or data-based logic; something that only makes sense if you can see a bigger picture of reality. Maybe that is where faith fits in.” IfsReasonFactsRealityFitNormalLogicBiggerDefinitionsDataMake SenseBigger PictureShack Book Author:William P. Young
“In the past, when people criticized me for asking unexpected questions, I felt ashamed. Now I realize that normal people are acting in a superficial and often false manner. So rather than let them make me feel bad, I express my annoyance. It's my way of trying to strike a blow for logic and rationality.” PeopleWayFeelsTryingPastFeltRealizingActingNormalLogicAskingBlowStrikesMy WayAshamedUnexpectedSuperficialRationalityAnnoyance Author:John Elder Robison
“I think each family has a funhouse logic all its own, and in that distortion,in that delusion, all behavior can seem both perfectly normal and crazy.” ThinkingSeemsCrazyBehaviorNormalLogicDelusionDistortionPerfectly Normal Book:Half a Life: A Memoir Source: Half a Life: A Memoir