medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Henk 't Jong wrote:
>
> What John means by lack of references is: who is this 'foremost'
> scholar,
No - "foremost Templar scholar"! There's a difference :-)
John Briggs
"A lunatic is easily recognised. He is a moron who doesn't know the ropes.
The moron proves his thesis; he has a logic, however twisted it may be. The
lunatic, on the other hand, doesn't concern himself at all with logic; he
works by short circuits. For him everything proves everything else. The
lunatic is all idée fixe, and whatever he comes across confirms his lunacy.
You can tell him by the liberties he takes with common sense, by his flashes
of inspiration, and by the fact that sooner or later he brings up the
Templars."
"Invariably?"
"There are lunatics who don't bring up the Templars, but those who do are
the most insidious. At first they seem normal, then all of a sudden..."
Umberto Eco, "Foucault's Pendulum", pages 66 to 67.
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