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Top 5 Mad Geniuses
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Leia

13 days ago

oh, he had no mental disorder, he had a work about prime numbers, he had social concern and psychiatry is a false science, lol, that can give us a little clue about what happened to him

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Namburajan

2 months ago

Don't look at the society.Let society will look at you .By seeing your inventions

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5 months ago

The thing all five of them have in common is that they put their heart on their career. They were going through a lot of dedication within and without their jobs. they're the greatest and smartest people I ever knew.

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5 months ago

Isaac Newton is the best of the best! He's the founder of evolution. He's not only a genius, but a really unique genius! He's influenced by a lot of people, yet had issues believing in god. Which in that matter was took as a secret. He didn't do anything bad. But to be on the good side, he identified things from the bible. Great man though! He was great in college too. But used his genius for his work.
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TheFlynnEffect

10 months ago

The brilliance of those who have propped humanity up on their shoulders is really just a mental disorder? Their intellect, hard work, and dedication to their cause are not the underlying factors? Seems legit. Have no fear normal people, the brilliant ones really just have a problem that a few pills, a spouse, snot nosed kids, and a house in suburbia will cure in no time!
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Phillip > TheFlynnEffect

6 months ago

TheFlynnEffect, Sigh. This is why I have no faith in humanity. I have Schizotypal personality disorder and I am one of these unfortunate ones to have the cognitive enhancements. We are the ones who drive civilization because normal people are limited in your neurological capacity to see and understand the world around you. I see it every day of my life. You are limited in the capacity to how many factors you can entertain in your mind before you reach a solid conclusion based on empirical reasoning. All these factors make you a flawed human being. Loveable, but flawed. Do you think we asked for this? I was born this way. I have always been different from any of you in every way and ostracized. Everything about me has stuck out from the construct of my sentences to the way I walk on without my heels touching the ground. And I never knew I was different than any of you. I'm just now finding out about this and I'm 27 years old. Do you think I want any of this? All my life I have been told I have "a lot of potential" by every teacher I've had. Why? Because my curiousity of the world, people, and concepts are far more unquenchable than yours. I see it all the time. Everyone one of my peers instantly jumps to a conclusion when someone gives a summary of their problems while I inquire further See the
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Marsellis Roper > Phillip

4 months ago

I sympathize with you but not out of pity.

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Guest > Phillip

5 months ago

Sorry, I've removed my post

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Phillip > Guest

5 months ago

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I read it in the E-mail. I've discovered much about these "mental illnesses" that I could explain to you. They actually are a gift and have been used throughout history to create phenomenonal literary works, movies, artwork, etc. And the spiritual awakening that you're referring to has been called many names but it's generally referred to the practice of "Kundalini." In the Chinese culture it's known as "qi" (chi).

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11 months ago

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