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%SIGNS MENTAL ILLNESS DISEASE OUT-OF-TOUCH SCRIPTS 040414 %DELUSIONS GRANDURE COLLUSIONS CERTAINTY EXCLUSIVE 040414 %GODS WILL INTENDED AUTHORITATIVE MEANING LANGUAGES 040414 %PARADIGM WAY PATH HEAVENLY HELL TRANSLATE TELLERS 040414 %READERS LEACTUERS PREACHERS PROFESSORS PROPHETS IT 040414 %AUTHENTIC I-THOU KNOWLEDGE TREE EAT GOOD DEVILS 040414 Which of the follow are/are-not signs that the person described is mentally-ill, out-of-touch-with- reality, suffering from delusions-of-grandeur? 1. A person who has learned to read aloud the texts of ancient kings' texts and firmly believes them self to be such an ancient King, and those who are around to be his subjects who should obey his every command. 2. A person who has learned to read aloud the texts of ancient religious scribes as seen on the original ancient documents and firmly believes them self to be appointed by the god of the ancient religious scribes to interpret the god's intended meaning of the written texts. 3. A person who knows only modern American English, reads one modern-translation-into-modern-American-English of the texts of ancient religious scribes --- and firmly believes them self to be appointed by the god of the ancient religious scribes --- to interpret the original god's intended meaning of the original written texts. Which of the above three persons is least in touch with reality? Most in touch with reality? How can we know for sure? (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================