crazy is as crazy does
Ninny has been on a bit of a hiatus as of late, and for this I'm sorry. However, there have been two (count them two!) new questions recently, and Ninny, as always, has answers. The first question I will respond to now, the second I will post a response to tomorrow (or rather today, only when the sun is up and I have rested).
R from L.B. asks:
"Dear Ninny -
Why are some people crazy?"
My my R, what a question. There are a variety of causes for what one might consider "crazy" behavior. Chemical imbalances in the brain are often blamed. Apparently the sloshing vat of juices that dwells within the human skull should contain a delicate balance of various fluids that lead to what is considered sanity. However, just what this balance is exactly no one can say (this is largely due to the nasty habit of test subjects dieing when their skull is hacked open and the various ingredients found there gutted and toyed with). I fall into the camp that believes a healthy mind requires a significant amount of alcohol and coffee to properly function, yet, there is ample evidence that THC and Valium are also excellent stabilizers when it comes to human sanity. Some might also argue in favor of a strong Xanax presence being a requisite for a stable mind. However, for these people I have two words "Paris Hilton." Watch her for five minutes and it becomes obvious what large amounts of Xanax will do to this fragile mental balance.
Another possible cause for a person seeming crazy could be an issue with perspective. Perhaps the person in question is completely sane and you have the reality comprehension issue. Remember, just because you don't hear voices telling you to remove your clothing and carve chicken skeletons into your bare chest while playing the Battle Hymn Of The Republic on a Nose Flute doesn't mean those voices aren't there, it just means that you can't hear them. What seems completely ludicrous to one person may seem completely rational to another.
So the real question here isn't "Why are some people crazy?" it's "How do I know that I'm sane?"
The answer to this question, R, is simple: You don't.
There's nothing wrong with this though. No one else knows for certain either.
R from L.B. asks:
"Dear Ninny -
Why are some people crazy?"
My my R, what a question. There are a variety of causes for what one might consider "crazy" behavior. Chemical imbalances in the brain are often blamed. Apparently the sloshing vat of juices that dwells within the human skull should contain a delicate balance of various fluids that lead to what is considered sanity. However, just what this balance is exactly no one can say (this is largely due to the nasty habit of test subjects dieing when their skull is hacked open and the various ingredients found there gutted and toyed with). I fall into the camp that believes a healthy mind requires a significant amount of alcohol and coffee to properly function, yet, there is ample evidence that THC and Valium are also excellent stabilizers when it comes to human sanity. Some might also argue in favor of a strong Xanax presence being a requisite for a stable mind. However, for these people I have two words "Paris Hilton." Watch her for five minutes and it becomes obvious what large amounts of Xanax will do to this fragile mental balance.
Another possible cause for a person seeming crazy could be an issue with perspective. Perhaps the person in question is completely sane and you have the reality comprehension issue. Remember, just because you don't hear voices telling you to remove your clothing and carve chicken skeletons into your bare chest while playing the Battle Hymn Of The Republic on a Nose Flute doesn't mean those voices aren't there, it just means that you can't hear them. What seems completely ludicrous to one person may seem completely rational to another.
So the real question here isn't "Why are some people crazy?" it's "How do I know that I'm sane?"
The answer to this question, R, is simple: You don't.
There's nothing wrong with this though. No one else knows for certain either.
posted by J-J-Jimbo Ninny at 1:00 AM
1 Question for Ninny?:
haha.
why will we never know for certain?
about anything?
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