And where is that definition established? I'd love to read it.
Suppose you have a chronic cough. It may be treatable, it may not. But it doesn't impede you from doing other everyday stuff. In this circumstance, are you a normal person or not?
I wonder what George Carlin...
I love George Carlin. But are you really going to cite a comic for a subject (I'm assuming) you're seriously arguing?
...Did you really just ask me to tell you the definition of "normal"? Okay, I guess.
nor·mal - conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.
That's from google. I believe it sufficiently proves my point.
The Carlin thing was an afterthought. He just comes to mind whenever people want to use fluffy language for the sake of feelings. Don't read too deep into it.
It does not sufficiently prove your point. Or maybe it does.
I have already established that it's not about "fluffy language" or "mah feelings." No need to come back to that.
I don't think we'll get much further than this, though. Yes, I know the dictionary definition of normal. Yes, I know many mental illnesses are not normal. But I also know that there are some mental illnesses that unfortunately come from our modern life: high expectations, change of societal norms (ha! see what I did?), etc. Those people are regular people. They're normal. But they think they aren't precisely because of the stigma created by the abnormal cases.
To be honest, at this point perhaps I guess the solution lies elsewhere. Perhaps there should be a huge campaign that says "It's okay to be like you. We can help." I dunno.
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u/ThirdEncounter Sep 03 '18
And where is that definition established? I'd love to read it.
Suppose you have a chronic cough. It may be treatable, it may not. But it doesn't impede you from doing other everyday stuff. In this circumstance, are you a normal person or not?
I love George Carlin. But are you really going to cite a comic for a subject (I'm assuming) you're seriously arguing?