A major breakthrough

[Pierre]

Ah, I see, you changed your mind did you.

And why, pray, have you changed your mind?

Because I have found more sources and therefore I believe even stronger now than I did then that what I said in my first post here is correct.

[David Orsam]

I do not lie, David. But sometimes I, like you and the rest of humanity, change my mind.

Ah, I see, you changed your mind did you.

And why, pray, have you changed your mind?

[Pierre]

Pierre - just to repeat the post for you with the question which you have ignored.

To remind you, I was asking why you lied.

I do not lie, David. But sometimes I, like you and the rest of humanity, change my mind.

[David Orsam]

I have my degrees within the field of history and the social sciences.

That's a little strange.

On 6 October 2015, you posted, "I'm a scientist."

Can one be a scientist if one has only studied in the field of the social sciences?

It's an interesting question.

[Pierre]

Hi Pierre,

Well this is a bit of a surprise. It appears that psychology is one of the few degrees you don't possess.

A grandiose sense of importance is a classic symptom of narcissistic personality disorder, although I suppose for the individual with this condition, they are not delusions.

What?

I have my degrees within the field of history and the social sciences. How come you think you can give this false information about me in this forum, John?

I do not accept that. I have told everyone here what my degrees are, and you are not in any position to put words in my mouth. Stop it.

As for the rest you write here: it is obvious to me that you know nothing about it. If you do, please give relevant references.

Pierre

[David Orsam]

Pierre, in a post in the "I think I have found him thread" on 23 September 2015, #333, you said:

"If I canīt give that answer conclusively by having the last piece of evidence in 12 months (Iīm not going to spend more time on it) you will get the theory and data here so you can try it yourselves."

So, over 12 months later, I have one question for you:

Why did you lie?

Pierre - just to repeat the post for you with the question which you have ignored.

To remind you, I was asking why you lied.

[John G]

[QUOTE=jerryd;395797][QUOTE=John G;395794][QUOTE=Pierre;395791]

Wasn't posted by me either. He has messed up his quotes somehow.

Not sure what's happening, but could I be suffering from a major malfunction?

Actually, this hasn't come out properly either. Maybe it's the quote function that's malfunctioning.

Hey, that rhymed!

[John G]

Well done Pierre, that's your funniest joke yet.

I've stated it before, and I'll state it again: Pierre has absolutely no sense of irony.

[jerryd]

[QUOTE=John G;395794][QUOTE=Pierre;395791][QUOTE=John G;395725]

I know, that's why it says "originally posted by Jerry D."

Wasn't posted by me either. He has messed up his quotes somehow.

[David Orsam]

from now on, I will be more restrictive with information in the forum

Well done Pierre, that's your funniest joke yet.

[John G]

[QUOTE=Pierre;395791][QUOTE=John G;395725][QUOTE=Pcdunn;395723]

What are you doing, John? That was not originally posted by me.

I know, that's why it says "originally posted by Jerry D."

[John G]

Well, thanks John, but you have referred to an article about narcissistic personlity disorder, and not to an article about "grandiose delusions", which is the concept we discussed.

You initially wrote: "...are you aware that grandiose delusions are a symptom of a number of personality disorders?

So letīs call it "GD" for grandiose delusions and what types of PD:s (personality disorders) are GD a symptom of?

That is, if you know something about it. I donīt.

Regards, Pierre

Hi Pierre,

Well this is a bit of a surprise. It appears that psychology is one of the few degrees you don't possess.

A grandiose sense of importance is a classic symptom of narcissistic personality disorder, although I suppose for the individual with this condition, they are not delusions.

[Pierre]

[QUOTE=John G;395725][QUOTE=Pcdunn;395723][QUOTE=John G;395652]

There is also the question as to whether the condition exists at all in an objective sense- there is certainly no biomedical proof- and it therefore may be socially constructed. As Dr Peter Barglow put it: "...an amorphous disease category with indistinct conceptual boundaries and without a firm biological foundation." See:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1119389/
http://www.csicop.org/si/show/we_can...tter_diagnosis

Well, thanks John, but you have referred to an article about narcissistic personlity disorder, and not to an article about "grandiose delusions", which is the concept we discussed.

You initially wrote: "...are you aware that grandiose delusions are a symptom of a number of personality disorders?

So letīs call it "GD" for grandiose delusions and what types of PD:s (personality disorders) are GD a symptom of?

That is, if you know something about it. I donīt.

Regards, Pierre

[Pierre]

[QUOTE=John G;395725][QUOTE=Pcdunn;395723][QUOTE=John G;395652]

There is also the question as to whether the condition exists at all in an objective sense- there is certainly no biomedical proof- and it therefore may be socially constructed. As Dr Peter Barglow put it: "...an amorphous disease category with indistinct conceptual boundaries and without a firm biological foundation." See:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1119389/
http://www.csicop.org/si/show/we_can...tter_diagnosis

What are you doing, John? That was not originally posted by me.

[John G]

Hello, John G.,

Well, perhaps I do, as I have only a layman's knowledge of psychology. Thank you for the polite reply, and for the links.

By the way, have you read "The Psychopath Test: A Journey through the Madness Industry" by Jon Ronson?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Psychopath_Test

https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_ronson_strange_answers_to_the_psychopath_test?language=en

I found it very entertaining and informative, and enjoyed it very much.

Hi PC Dunn,

Thanks for the links. I haven't read the information before, so I'll certainly take a look at it.

I've been interested in the issue of mental lllness for some time. What astounded me, when I first studied the subject academically, was how few mental health conditions, however debilitating, are underpinned by biological evidence.

Big Pharma is another big issue, particularly as they have a vested interest in promoting drugs for these conditions: drugs that might not actually work, at least in the long term, and may have major side effects.