I’ve been reading up on the latest “advances” in psychology. my previous conclusion was that it was silly. I’ve since upgraded that to sinister. And it’s become institutionalized. Does anyone really believe that? can they? anyone who can believe that drivel is insane, or did the drivel drive them insane? Maslow, on the other hand, had a lot more going for him than he is being given credit for. as did Nietzsche. While I disagree with Maslow’s hierchical structure, the rest of his observations were spot on. His description of the “transcedent personality” (Bi-polar manic depressive). Keeping away from psychiatrists is a life/death issue for me. Those people are crazy and they have the power of the state behind them.
Do you remember the old Star Trek series, with Kirk and Spock? There was always a conflict between Spock’s top down thinking and Kirk’s bottom up thinking. (my interpretation) Spock was rigidly “scientific method” while Kirk was prone to “hunches”. Yet Kirk invariably produced the appropriate response to a crisis. “Most illogical” said Spock. In one episode Spock was in a shuttle in a decaying orbit with a limited amount of fuel. There was no logical solution so he flared the fuel guaranteeing iminent death. The Enterprise saw the flare and beamed him aboard. Afterward he said “As there was no logical solution, it was only logical to behave illogically.” He punted on third and goal, the old “hail Mary” pass, shit happens.
How many da Vincis are institutionalized as bi-polar manic depressive?
