in·san·i·ty (n-sn-t)
n.pl.in·san·i·ties Persistent mental disorder or derangement. No longer in scientific use.
Law. Unsoundness of mind sufficient in the judgment of a civil court to render a
person unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship or to
warrant commitment to a mental health facility.
In most criminal jurisdictions, a degree of mental malfunctioning sufficient
to relieve the accused of legal responsibility for the act committed.
Do you really think that one that has merely stated that the world is NOT
flat years before it being realized that it is indeed round, would be accused
of the above???????? I HIGHLY DOUBT IT!!