The figure of the Fool is widely misunderstood. He is neither a jester nor a clown nor an idiot. He is, instead, the dark side of genius. For if a genius has the ability to see and make connections beyond the normal range of vision, the fool is one who can see — and disconnect.
-Otto Scott, cited in Productive Christians in an Age of Guilt-Manipulators by David Chilton, 43.
Elisabeth Thunderberry says
Hi Toby,thanks interesting…wish I can come back to Moscow.
Kip says
Love that quote…
I’ve just finished reading the book where it comes from: Otto Scott’s The King as Fool which is must read in order to understand the irony of having the AV Bible named after the pagan King James.
K