What defines that line between insanity and genius?

India
October 25, 2006 12:56pm CST
People always speak of that fine line between a genius that will save the world or a madman that will doom us all. All I want to know is where or what defines that simple line?
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• United States
27 Oct 06
Given Autism and the degrees between "normal" and Autistic, I don't think the line is that simple or clear. As a matter of fact I personally know a couple folks who are borderline (to be polite).
• India
27 Oct 06
Precisely i think it is better to be on the borderline sometimes
• United States
27 Oct 06
it's really funny.. i was just thingking about this question last night.. and i'm surprise to see this subject here!!... my answer is the proof of what you believe... and of course the behavior, whether your acting like a fool or acting like professional (normal)
• India
27 Oct 06
you are absolutely right Thanks for that great comment
• Germany
27 Oct 06
It is not a line, it is a zone. As I see, you are from India. So the Buddist thinking of the world to be grey should be familiar to you. I am from Germany and was educated in Aristotle's black/white or good/bad or right/wrong thinking. It took me 30 years to understand Budda's approach and finally I must say, he is more right than Aristotle. THERE IS NO LINE BETWEEN INSANITY AND GENIUS; there is a zone of vagueness and fuzzyness between them. The principle is called FUZZY LOGIC and I read a great book about it by BART KOSKO titled FUZZY THINKING. I think, you can find him on internet.
• India
27 Oct 06
Nice comment thanks for replying