Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or not depends partly upon the intensity with which it is defended, and partly upon the numbers of people subscribing to it.

Anthony Storr
Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or...
Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or...
Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or...
Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or...
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The English psychiatrist Thomas Fuller once wrote, “Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or not depends partly upon the intensity with which it is defended, and partly upon the numbers of people subscribing to it.”

Source: Feet Of Clay: A Study Of Gurus

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