Personal responsibility. At first glance the philosophy espoused here seems to be saying no one should be held responsible for their actions. The song
Not Right in My Mind from Time Capsule Video on Vimeo.
seems to provide the excuse for every charge from the most minor bit of rudeness to premeditated murder: “For every time I’ve scowled at you in traffic, Or honked or cursed or given the high sign, I just want to say I couldn’t help myself, The truth is I was not right in my mind.”
After listening to some of the songs from “We Are ALL Innocent by Reason of Insanity,” a person commented:
It’s also a path to personal responsibility. When I realize I’m crazy I realize my thinking is confused, therefore it’s easier to question the thoughts that led me to take an action that turned out badly.
Not Right in My Mind from Time Capsule Video on Vimeo.
seems to provide the excuse for every charge from the most minor bit of rudeness to premeditated murder: “For every time I’ve scowled at you in traffic, Or honked or cursed or given the high sign, I just want to say I couldn’t help myself, The truth is I was not right in my mind.”
After listening to some of the songs from “We Are ALL Innocent by Reason of Insanity,” a person commented:
The notion behind not being responsible for any actions, while a bit intriguing, just doesn’t jive with my beliefs; I believe only some of us are truly insane and the rest of us, who occasionally (or some, frequently) behave badly, are somewhere on the continuum of just immoral, all the way down to lazy, when we don’t behave well.The basic premise of “we are all innocent by reason of insanity” is that everyone is delusional because we all confuse our subjective opinions with objective fact. Our subjective opinions slant our perception of reality. Everything we do and think is rationalized and justified in our minds. This is the path to compassion: we realize that people “behave badly” because they are confused in their thinking.
It’s also a path to personal responsibility. When I realize I’m crazy I realize my thinking is confused, therefore it’s easier to question the thoughts that led me to take an action that turned out badly.
