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Is everyone abnormal and is it bad?

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  • I am abnormal in some respect and its a bad thing

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Ok, so being gay and left handed are considered abnormal by some because of its low prevalence to the population as a whole. My question is, can anyone here who posts in this thread honestly say that they do not possess some trait that is uncommon?

Are you taller than usual? Are you more intelligent then usual? Do you possess uncommon will? Are you more athletic than most? More moral? Do you have some sort of uncommon allergy? Do you have a unique hobby? Etc.

Is anyone here "normal"?
 
Everyone is abnormal in someway, and if someone isn't abnormal, then that in and of itself is an abnormality, so they are still abnormal, but in a normal way...abnormally.
 
Being gay is biologically abnormal, imo. But who said is was bad? I was arguing in the "is being gay normal" poll saying that is is abnormal, but in no way am i against gay people doing whatever they want, or condemning anything, im all for gay right/etc. I have a different stance on marriage, because i don't think any marriage at all should be recognized by the government, people should just choose to have a joint money deposit if they wanted to or not.... but anyway.

And i'm sure im abnormal in some way. Biologically, i can't really think of anything that im abnormal in though. I can definitely think of some things im abnormal socially/personality wise.
 
Abnormal are only Liberals, all Conservatives are normal!Period.
 
Hm, I think Carl Jung once said: "Show me one normal person and I will bow to him" or something like that. ;)
 
Hm, I think Carl Jung once said: "Show me one normal person and I will bow to him" or something like that. ;)

I show you some normal persons and I am waiting your bow down to them.


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Question to all: Is this people normal?

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Some of the Fathers were their time's liberals. They held progressive beliefs. Specifically, Hamilton, Franklin, Washington, Jay, Adams....
 
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Some of the Fathers were their time's liberals. They held progressive beliefs. Specifically, Hamilton, Franklin, Washington, Jay, Adams....

Lol, comparing liberals of that day with today is pretty uninformed of you.

and I don't mean by just by beliefs, but by definition.
 
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Lol, comparing liberals of that day with today is pretty uninformed of you.

and I don't mean by just by beliefs, but by definition.

I thought we are discussing about mentally sound people.
 
I thought we are discussing about mentally sound people.

We're discussing how your comparison of Founding Fathers to conservatives (thereby defending that only conservatives are mentally sound).

Now, your point is that liberals are abnormal. I'd say I'm a liberal because of several points of view. How am I abnormal...or as you just said, mentally unsound?
 
I'm abnormal in many ways, both good and bad. Too many to explain.
 
I have some abnormal characteristics, when compared to the general public, to certain groups of people, or to my family. As I said in the other thread, I think that there has to be some set group to compare others to.

According to my other siblings, I am the most normal of the 6 of us, but I am far from "normal" as far as most people would think, in general. It would really depend on what about me is being judged.
 
Phenotypic variation is required to not put all our eggs in one basket. Although, as Alfons can (and frequently does) evince, some outliers are less palatable than others.
 
Phenotypic variation is required to not put all our eggs in one basket. Although, as Alfons can (and frequently does) evince, some outliers are less palatable than others.

It is required for the purposes of evolution. Some traits that pop up will be good and will move on to be dominate genes in time, but others will never get that far and not be desirable for the race as a whole.

My point is there is some variations that are desirable, and others that are not. Not all variations are created equal.
 
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mega strikes again. ;)
 
Ok, so being gay and left handed are considered abnormal by some because of its low prevalence to the population as a whole. My question is, can anyone here who posts in this thread honestly say that they do not possess some trait that is uncommon?

Are you taller than usual? Are you more intelligent then usual? Do you possess uncommon will? Are you more athletic than most? More moral? Do you have some sort of uncommon allergy? Do you have a unique hobby? Etc.

Is anyone here "normal"?

We do love to mis-use words, don't we..
What is wrong is thinking that homosexuality is evil or bad or repugnant, and worst of all - "sinful". This is what must change, and we will go on never using all the correct words all the time. Emotions get in the way.
 
I thought we are discussing about mentally sound people.
"Mentally sound" ???
Ha!
That's a good one....no one is this.. I am of course, speaking "perfection".
This does not exist, nor should it be expected to...
For me, hitting the 75% mark ( IMO), is an accomplishment.
 
"Mentally sound" ???
Ha!
That's a good one....no one is this.. I am of course, speaking "perfection".
This does not exist, nor should it be expected to...
For me, hitting the 75% mark ( IMO), is an accomplishment.

I don't know about you man, but I am perfection.

repugnant

You can however believe something is repugnant and not want to take action on it. For example, I think it is repugnant, but I don't care about it. I just don't want to hear all that much about it is all.
 
I don't know about you man, but I am perfection.



You can however believe something is repugnant and not want to take action on it. For example, I think it is repugnant, but I don't care about it. I just don't want to hear all that much about it is all.

You are "perfection" yet you wish to bury your head in the sand ???
At first, I see many things as being repugnant, buts its too frustrating not being able to do anything, so I try to look more deeply into things, and its not that bad....at least for me....safe and sound in the good ole USA..
And I shut my eyes to keep the sand out...lol
 
You are "perfection" yet you wish to bury your head in the sand ???
At first, I see many things as being repugnant, buts its too frustrating not being able to do anything, so I try to look more deeply into things, and its not that bad....at least for me....safe and sound in the good ole USA..
And I shut my eyes to keep the sand out...lol

How am I burying my head in the sand? How is thinking something is repugnant burying my head in the sand?
 
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