(November 19, 2013 at 10:30 am)ChadWooters Wrote: Usually delusional people show signs of their problem in multiple contexts, like interpersonal relations. I don't see how you could claim that an otherwise competing person is delusional just because they have interpreted a very small number of experiences differently than you would.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Are you saying that the amount of things that people mutually believe are a determinant with regards to the rationality of the belief in question?
I'm not sure that my interpretation of the experience is relevant. My interpretatoin either accurately represents reality, or it doesn't. What I think doesn't contribute anything to understanding whether or not something is an accurate representation of reality. There must be some criteria that determines whether or not a belief is delusional or otherwise.
The entire world could think it's a good idea to rub poison ivy on their genitals, I could disagree, but my disagreeing wouldn't be the standard by which an objective 3rd party would determine whether or not their belief is delusional, would it? It must be something else.