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> I have seen the effects of overidentifying with one’s group and witnessed mass delusions up close Yeah, I'm not entirely sure if the unification efforts or t

> I have seen the effects of overidentifying with one’s group and witnessed mass delusions up close Yeah, I'm not entirely sure if the unification efforts or the author are going to be successful if he's putting passages like this in his book.

diminoten 8y ago
It's a tautological statement isn't it? "overidentifying" presupposes the effort has gone too far, so he's basically saying "what I deem as too much I believe is too much". No one would disagree with that, how could you? The real statement is, "It's possible to go too far when defending an identity." And, honestly, how could you also not agree with that?
- tomlock 8y ago
  Actually the implication is he has seen delusion at Yale, which I think is easy to disagree with, especially if you're one of the "deluded".
  - diminoten 8y ago
    That isn't the implication here, no. Overidentifying != delusional.