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but they keep doing the same things, which is the clinical definition of insanity.


To appreciate what insanity actually is, it’s important to grasp what it isn’t. Contrary to popular belief, insanity isn’t defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. And, while it is often used to describe certain states of mind, insanity is also not a medical condition. You won’t find a diagnosis for insanity in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association. Instead, insanity is a legal term that refers to a criminal defendant’s ability to distinguish right from wrong during the specific instance in which he allegedly committed a crime.
(From howthingswork article by Mr. Opfer)


98 posted on 12/08/2022 1:26:24 AM PST by pluvmantelo ( I can suck melancholy out of a song as a weasel sucks eggs. )
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Insanity is defined as doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing and expecting different results.

100 posted on 12/08/2022 1:44:13 AM PST by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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