[Off-topic] Requests author discusses MentalHealthError exception

Thu Mar 3 11:21:37 EST 2016

On 03/03/2016 03:57, Rustom Mody wrote:
> On Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 7:59:13 AM UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 04:02 am, Rustom Mody wrote:
>>>>> And how is [1]'s starting different from Kenneth's finding his weight
>>> to be the weight of the universe?
>>>> Is that a trick question?
>>>> "How is a raven like a writing desk?"
>>>> "Neither of them are made of cheese cake."
>>>> We can be absolutely certain that Kenneth weighs less than the entire
>> universe. We don't even need a set of scales.
>> No trick
>> William Blake starts Auguries of Innocence with:
>> To see a world in a grain of sand,
> And a heaven in a wild flower,
> Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
> And eternity in an hour.
>> Reading the whole at http://www.artofeurope.com/blake/bla3.htm
> would make this discussion less academic
>> Kenneth (at some point) felt he had the mass of the universe.
>> So you can choose (one/some of)
>> 1. Kenneth is like Blake
> 2. Blake is a lunatic
> 3. Standards of lunacy differ from 17th century to now
>
I object most strongly to the use of the word "lunatic".
Can we please drop this thread as I'm, and I'm sure others, are finding 
it extremely hurtful.
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