If you think delusions aren’t here, there, and also in this blog post, that’s a delusion.
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Are there any Drive in Movie theaters left or is that a delusion?
Let’s see if there are any delusions on YouTube (I’m guessing there are).
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If you think I’m going to end this blog post without thanking you for being here, that’s a delusion
I’m hoping my thought that America is too smart to go for the bluster in 2024 is not a delusion, Ann.
We are both hoping for that, Mark.
I think a friend of mine is delusional when he ascribes all the evil in the world to the actions of the US (he’s an ex-pat living elsewhere). He thinks I am delusional for believing that we have ever done a lick of good anywhere. And yet, we are still friends. Is that delusional?
That sounds like maturity, Barbara, and I don’t think that’s a delusion.
Drive in movie theaters do exist. A quick Google search showed me 20+ locations in New England.
Also I want to mention that those yellow things hanging from the trees are very creepy looking.
Thanks for clearing up some delusions, Debbie.
yes, there are still drive-ins in Michigan! and that is no delusion
Good to know, beth!
I’m not a believer in delusions 🥸
I believe in you, Val.
I’ve been reading a book about Anna Thynne, a Victorian geologist and marine biologist who built the first home aquarium by combining different plants and animals collected from the seashore to create a miniature, mostly self-sustaining ecosystem. She wanted to study corals but her invention led to a mid-19th century craze of people building home aquaria to house all kinds of animals. She was never really credited–men who visited her home to see her aquarium took her idea and publicized it and she’s been almost entirely forgotten.
She makes me think of the delusion that individuals make history. Her ideas helped more well-known figures, including Darwin, better understand nature, but she was also helped by a maid whose name isn’t even recorded, and by books she read as a child. History, specifically advancements, are made by people working collectively.
Thanks for being part of my ecosystem, Chris.
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Even the most abstract artists are not deluded, as they infer from Nature (the forms and shapes from their surroundings). Language is also developed and based on consensual imagery derived from the natural world. Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the best examples of a polymath. He was an advocate for empirical observation in nature and an early version of the scientific method, influencing the development of both science and skepticism. “Skepticism”: an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object
2 a : the doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertain.” However, “temporary” truths are NOT delusions. They are the building blocks and foundation on which to improve a concept or idea.
Thanks for all the helpful information you share, Maria.