Re: JSH: Honesty

In article <1112553715.962381.296830@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Nora Baron <norabaron@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> There are two possible explanations:

False dichotomy, I'm afraid:

> 1. This is not the real James Harris. It certainly doesn't
> SOUND like Mr. Harris. So why at the same time this
> appeared did Mr. Harris suddenly go quiet on his bogus
> campaign to attack himself ? The obvious explanation:
> This fake James Harris has kidnapped the real James Harris
> and has him tied up and gagged in a chair, grunting
> "Mmmmf! Mmmf! FFLLTT! Aappff! Sssfff! Ppccff!"
>
> 2. This IS the real James Harris, but he is out-of-character
> reacting to the devastating totally unexpected news that his
> beloved paper has been (inexplicably, unfairly, conspiratorily)
> rejected by the Andrew Wiles cabal at the Annals of Mathematics.
> His next move? Start a journal of his own subtly titled
> the Anals of Mathematics (James S. Harris, Editor).

3. This IS the real James Harris, making posts he thinks are funny
since they were made on April 1st, and so he figures it is a
great Fool's Day jest. That most people would not automatically
assume he was kidding when he goes over the top is indicative of
something, but I'm not completely sure of what...

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"It's not denial. I'm just very selective about
what I accept as reality."
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Arturo Magidin
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