[MD] Drug User or Genius?

[Akshay Peshwe]

Although it could be pointed out that there were many persons having
achieved a level of excellency in their chosen profession, it certainly can
not be attributed to their endeavours marked by negative addiction. What
then can be said about the strict celebataires like Sir Isaac Newton, whose
romance life ended at age 17 before which he "entertained a mere passion for
Miss Anne Storer", who stayed in his lodgings (read wikipedia for more)?

In fact, I'd argue that since biological quality is way lower than
intellectual quality, there are going to be certain biological patterns that
are going to be harmful to a pure intellectual life, and that Picasso could
definitely have been better off without those pleasures in the long term.

I've also disagreed with Napoleon Hill over this point. Sure, his techniques
of "sex transmutation" may be very useful, but the claim he makes that
geniuses are so sexed up is very strange to me. I suppose intellectuals
should try to stay away from unnecessary biological and social activities.
I'm with Sidis on this one.

Akshay

On 3/30/07, pholden at davtv.com <pholden at davtv.com> wrote:
>
> Quoting david buchanan <dmbuchanan at hotmail.com>:
>
> > Platt asked Arlo:
> > Are you suggesting those who rob to feed their drug habit are better
> than
> > Einstein or Picasso?
> >
> > dmb says:
> > I recently learned that Picasso stole food and booze from his neighbors.
> He
> > and his pals were abusing all sorts of substances and (gasp) rarely had
> > proper jobs. He spent his money on prostitutes and intentionally left
> his
> > door open when he painted in the nude with the hope of getting some hot
> > passer-by action from the neighbor ladies. He had a pan that he used for
> > both cooking and pissing. Even Einstein was a bit of a bohemian type
> back in
> > those days. And yet almost everybody thinks these guys were among the
> > greastest artists ever. I think this only makes sense. There is
> something
> > about creativity that just doesn't mix well with a life of obedience and
> > conformity to social norms. I don't know if rebelliousness is a
> necessary
> > ingredient, exactly, but its something like that. Pirsig's term
> "contrarian"
> > really works on a bunch of levels, I think.
>
> Good point. I understand geniuses are likely to be sex machines. That lets
> me
> out.
>
>
>
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