Category: The Epistemic Psychosis

The ultimate form of tolerance is being able to discuss matters we disagree upon with civility and a realization that we do not have to agree.

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Psychology defines psychosis partly through two hallmark symptoms: delusions and hallucinations. Delusions are fixed beliefs held despite contradictory evidence. Hallucinations are perceptions experienced as real, even though no external stimulus exists.

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We often say we live in polarized times. But polarization assumes something important: that we still share the same reality and disagree about what to do with it. The more troubling possibility is something deeper—what I call The Epistemic Psychosis™.

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