Insane, How Do You Prove You Are Not?

How To Prove That You Are Insane

by Roel van der Meulen (vdmeulen@strw.leidenuniv.nl)
written 30 Nov 1995

This article is classified "Real"


Proving you are not insane is a difficult thing to do indeed.  One way not
to go about this task is to shout "No people, I am not insane!"  Shouting
that you are not insane will make people believe that you are, because only
insane people shout that they are not insane.  Continuing with "...or, no
people, wait, I have made a mistake, I am insane!" won't help you much
either.

The thing you will have to do before you try to prove that you are not
insane, is find out if you are.  Rest assured, as long as you can ask
yourself this, and as long as you are bothered with other people having the
wrong idea about you, there must still be some sanity in you.

But then again, actually questioning your sanity, and working out how to
prove you are not insane, implicates that you have got a problem with your
sanity (no matter what)!

errr...

See also:
  • Sanity, The Problem Of
  • Life After Death
  • Internal Walkman, The
  • Grappling The Internet Puzzle
  • Reality
  • Kudu Dung Spitting

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