Are you deluded?

[MarcBee]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Um, but... well, you started by explaining why "how could I...." is a good vote (nothing wrong with agreeing with the definition of deluded!), then why "Yes" is also bad.

Per common experience, the "lesser evil" (best of 3 of the choices) defaults to being considered "good" in relative sense.

<<nothing wrong with agreeing with the definition of deluded>>

Nothing "wrong with" but the point of poll was presumably to classify ONESELF, and merely agreeing with a pop definition is irrelevant to classifying oneself.

Delusion is something that only a superior knowledge can assert about someone else, not oneself. Is it possible to "believe" what we know is false? No, because inherent in "belief" is the implication that the holder thinks it's true. Timmay, you're just yanking chains in a fun way.
Marcbee

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by MarcBee

Per common experience, the "lesser evil" (best of 3 of the choices) defaults to being considered "good" in relative sense.

<<nothing wrong with agreeing with the definition of deluded>>

Nothing "wrong with" but the point of poll was presumably to classify ONESELF, and merely agreeing with a pop definition is irrelevant to classifying oneself.

Delusion is something that only a superior knowledge can assert about someone else, not oneself. Is it possible to "believe" what we know is false? No, because inherent in "belief" is the implication that the holder thinks it's true. Timmay, you're just yanking chains in a fun way.
Marcbee

Aw man, you're on to me! (But then, isn't everybody? )

[MarcBee]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Aw man, you're on to me! (But then, isn't everybody? )

Maybe not, considering the hundreds of serious answers you provoke. Of course, underneath you are serious about what you believe (or around here, rather "don't believe.") Was it true in olden days, the court jester had BETTER been pretty good, or else got thrown out on his ear? Maybe that's "ear" not "ears", considering the previous king, as in "BE FUNNY or else."


Marcbee