Three Christs

[image error]In the 1950s, three delusional Messiahs were gathered to live together in the same mental hospital. This is one of the most remarkable experiments in the history of psychology and I've written about it in an article for Slate.

I've had this tale told to me many times, but in a hazy way almost like a myth. I've been asked it as a question ("what would happen if three delusional Christs met each other?") other times it appears as a trite abbreviate anecdote ("did you hear about the three...