tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post2471520417920049837..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Was Philip K. Dick a Madman or a Mystic?mybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-34203939149759623702016-07-12T22:29:43.371-05:002016-07-12T22:29:43.371-05:00I think Jeff is right. These are not mutually exc...I think Jeff is right. These are not mutually exclusive categories (a term I learned in my logic course, and have found frequent use for ever since. E.g., "Donald Trump. Fraud or idiot?")Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-55006080430201274332016-07-12T06:44:09.075-05:002016-07-12T06:44:09.075-05:00I agree with Deb. Philip K. Dick, like many peopl...I agree with Deb. Philip K. Dick, like many people with mental health issues, self-medicated with drugs and alcohol. Between his mental state and the side-effects of drugs, you can see how PKD's work got wackier and wackier.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-32762237538505678342016-07-11T12:10:17.513-05:002016-07-11T12:10:17.513-05:00Why not both?
/I think he had untreated (most of ...Why not both?<br /><br />/I think he had untreated (most of the time) mental illness which he self-medicated with drugs and alcohol. I seem to remember in one bio I read, he said something like the only difference between him and a local homeless woman was that he had money.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-85427247410009679802016-07-11T09:58:53.981-05:002016-07-11T09:58:53.981-05:00I think he was merely spaced out most of the time....I think he was merely spaced out most of the time.Tom Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594257113339405939noreply@blogger.com