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Tuesday, April 15, 2003

Song: "Betterman" by Pearl Jam.

Today in my Abnormal Psychology class I came in prepared to take an exam. Little did I know the exam was moved to Thursday, so I ended up sitting through a documentary about John Nash; for all of you who do not know who he is, he was the mathematician played brilliantly by Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind." Anyhow, the movie essentially chronicled the rise, and heartbreaking fall of Nash's career due to Paranoid Schizophrenia. Near the end of class however, is when I began to question what I was absorbing. The end of the film spoke about how John Nash eventually beat his schizophrenia by what he referred to as "willing my way out of it." It was here that my Professor decided to step in and claim that Nash most likely did not “will” his way out of anything; she claimed that it was most likely the simple deterioration of his disease, or the silent slip into tolerance that only comes after so many years of dealing with it. I could not disagree more.

First of all, Nash was a genius. John Nash did more for his field than the majority of his colleagues in the past 50 years; solving proofs and theorems that drove many other “stable” mathematicians to the brink of madness. To say he was incapable of rationalizing himself through schizophrenia is absurd. Through the years that he was tortured by the emotional collapse, loss of career, and the voices of his subconscious, Nash was in the front row to witness the nature of his disease. Who better than a genius to “will” his way out of something like this?

At any rate, the film started me thinking about the capabilities of the human mind. I would love to hear some feedback on this, as I’m really curious what others think…but do you think that people are capable of healing themselves of disease, or any other ailments, mental or physical, using only their minds? I think that humans are more than able to cure themselves of anything from a headache, to the schizophrenia that Nash defeated. The percentage of our brains that we’re not using is astounding, and if someone finds a way to open themselves to even touching on one simple percentage more, who knows the consequences and the capabilities. I have always believed that what our society treats as “insane” and “sane” is nothing more than majority rules. As Nash said, “Insanity is more or less an issue of conformity…”

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Tuesday, April 15, 2003 Beautiful Minds Song: "Betterman" by Pearl Jam. Today in my Abnormal Psychology class I came in prepared to take an exam. Little did I know the exam was moved to Thursday, so I ended up sitting through a documentary about John Nash; for all of you who do not know who he is, he was the mathematician played brilliantly by Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind." Anyhow, the movie essentially chronicled the rise, and heartbreaking fall of Nash's career due to Paranoid Schizophrenia. Near the end of class however, is when I began to question what I was absorbing. The end of the film spoke about how John Nash eventually beat his schizophrenia by what he referred to as "willing my way out of it." It was here that my Professor decided to step in and claim that Nash most likely did not “will” his way out of anything; she claimed that it was most likely the simple deterioration of his disease, or the silent slip into tolerance that only comes after so many years of dealing with it. I could not disagree more. First of all, Nash was a genius. John Nash did more for his field than the majority of his colleagues in the past 50 years; solving proofs and theorems that drove many other “stable” mathematicians to the brink of madness. To say he was incapable of rationalizing himself through schizophrenia is absurd. Through the years that he was tortured by the emotional collapse, loss of career, and the voices of his subconscious, Nash was in the front row to witness the nature of his disease. Who better than a genius to “will” his way out of something like this? At any rate, the film started me thinking about the capabilities of the human mind. I would love to hear some feedback on this, as I’m really curious what others think…but do you think that people are capable of healing themselves of disease, or any other ailments, mental or physical, using only their minds? I think that humans are more than able to cure themselves of anything from a headache, to the schizophrenia that Nash defeated. The percentage of our brains that we’re not using is astounding, and if someone finds a way to open themselves to even touching on one simple percentage more, who knows the consequences and the capabilities. I have always believed that what our society treats as “insane” and “sane” is nothing more than majority rules. As Nash said, “Insanity is more or less an issue of conformity…” eloquently said by \| 11:50 PM \| \| \|	Tyler Knott Productions Tyler Knott Photography Vimeo Tumblr Twitter Clutch Del.icio.us MySpace Last.fm LinkedIn Resumé Atom Feed Twitters follow me on Twitter Horizon Expanders McGraw Donovan Dave Morin Flickr Blog Jaymie Keller Kevin Casey Nate Warner Rachel Hoffenberg Sarah Joelle Sarah Joelle's Music My Photography Past Downpours September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.