How can I be on the same mental level as everybody else?

[Enigma]

SPOILER: EVERYTHING is neurologically based. 

so something neurologically based is stopping me from being mentally equal.

Everything psychological is simultaneously biological. 

how?

Do you think your thoughts and shit just float around in your head? No.  Everything that goes on in your mind has a biological basis. 

[iliw]

SPOILER: EVERYTHING is neurologically based. 

so something neurologically based is stopping me from being mentally equal.

Everything psychological is simultaneously biological. 

how?

Do you think your thoughts and shit just float around in your head? No.  Everything that goes on in your mind has a biological basis. 

well, i'm not versed in psychology, so i was slow in catching on. 

[iliw]

lol...  so there is no reason why i can't be mentally normal?  lol!!!!!

i think you people should hold less fear of life.

[pert -5]

lol...  so there is no reason why i can't be mentally normal?

There could be many reasons.  Mental retardation is a commonly occurring factor in the inability to develop what is widely considered socially acceptable cognition. 

i think you people should hold less fear of life.

I think you should work toward being on the same mental level as everybody else.  What, you can't do it?  Then just say so.

[iliw]

lol...  so there is no reason why i can't be mentally normal?

There could be many reasons.  Mental retardation is a commonly occurring factor in the inability to develop what is widely considered socially acceptable cognition. 

i think you people should hold less fear of life.

I think you should work toward being on the same mental level as everybody else.  What, you can't do it?  Then just say so.

what is mental retardation?

[iliw]

in agreement with you both.

i have my suspicsions that iliw is just trolling the board, he has demonstrated some intelligence through logic and reasoning in some of his posts and is simply avoiding any self disclosure. 

I am NOT trolling!!  most people are mentally normal.  i want to be too.

[pert -5]

what is mental retardation?

A state characterized by having a slow mind.  Obviously you have an inability to understand what we are trying to tell you.  And if you cannot form a mental bridge between our words and your understanding, then I fear there's not much promise in you gaining what you seek.  Now if there were some way that you could actually understand what we are trying to tell you and grasp the meaning, then there might be a faint glimmer of hope.  It's all up to you really.

[iliw]

i don't grasp since i don't think you're telling the truth.

I know what mental retardation is.  it means that a person's cognitive abilities are below the general norm. 

this aside, everybody is mentally normal by default, so i want to be too.

[pert -5]

i don't grasp since i don't think you're telling the truth.

OK.  But why do you think I'm not telling the truth?  In what past reply have I offended you with disingenuous advice?

[iliw]

because everybody has knowledge and wisdom by default and nobody learns it.

[Enigma]

ok this thread is getting redundant

[SWM]

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what is mental retardation?

I know what mental retardation is.  it means that a person's cognitive abilities are below the general norm. 

 

[iliw]

ok this thread is getting redundant

how so?  ok, lord and master, just tell me how the fuck i can be mentally normal, AS EVERYBODY else is?

why the fuck can i NOT be?  is there a reasonable answer, or just pseudo-spiritual crap and fudging the issue?

As for getting redundant, yes you speak for ALL persons everywhere lol.  there is no such thing as a nonsense problem or issue. 

[iliw]

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what is mental retardation?

I know what mental retardation is.  it means that a person's cognitive abilities are below the general norm. 

 

dude, not everything in life is logical.

[iliw]

well, fine, close this thread then.

the fact remains that it's my human right to be mentally equal.  the universal declaration of human rights, as well as the European Convention since i'm a UK citizen, grants me that right.  and if anybody scoffs at this, well rights are social constructs, and it's a part of how our contemporary society is.  last time i checked, i was a human being too.

i may have been rude in this thread, but you have been rude to me, and your rudeness to me does not supersede my rudeness to you.  perhaps people are better served if they detach and recognise that humility and humblness in human interaction is key.  we are strangers, so expecting me to be your long lost brethren is not normal.  you certainly have not treated me that way.

close the thread, nothing has come from it.

[pert -5]

Knowledge is not gained by learning, it is gained by default.

Oh man, you said that?  OK, how about this, how about you define every single word of your statement that I quoted above so that everyone else, besides you, can understand what you are trying to say herewith.  (Keywords for you to define: "knowledge," "learning," "gained," and "default.")

[iliw]

how i conduct my own life is my own business.  if being mentally equal, which should be achieved at birth, is the key to contentment, then so be it.

i am a man.  as a man, nobody has the right to stop me doing what i want, when i want.

[pert -5]

You keep asking us for help in what you call the process of becoming "mentally equal," and yet every piece of advice we try to give you is countered by insults and accusations.  Thus what we have here is known as a self-fulfilling prophecy.  The secret to you becoming mentally equal is hidden lightly within these words, fortunately I don't think you have what it takes to decipher their meaning.

Score one for the International Psychologist Conspiracy: voted #1 for four months in a row by the Monkey In The Middle Enthusiasts committee.

[pert -5]

OK iliw, this video might be of help to you:

[iliw]

look bud, again, how others live their lives is not your concern.

i think you should evaluate how you interact with the world.  you're not so important that you must regulate and know of all things.  this is a highly unhealthy means of seeing life, surprising from somebody giving advice on psychology.

[pert -5]

look bud, again, how others live their lives is not your concern.

i think you should evaluate how you interact with the world.  you're not so important that you must regulate and know of all things.  this is a highly unhealthy means of seeing life, surprising from somebody giving advice on psychology.

And we baited the feathered monkey, but he only handled karats...

[iliw]

the point stands, bud.

it's my natural right to be mentally equal.  you, nor anybody on this forum, has the right to deny me.

[Enigma]

How in the hell are we denying you anything?  You came to us asking advice, which we gave and you disregarded completely.  You then proceeded to force your own contrived misguided viewpoint onto us and became even more stubborn when we called you on the bullshit that it is.  There is no helping you until you realize your self-fulfilling prophecy and recognize your rationalizations for the defense mechanisms that they are. 

[bad]

here a couple of tips for becoming mentally equal.

you wil need a reading age of a 14 year old, the average reading age of western society is 14 years of age, therefore to be equal and fit in to that mean range you will need to have a reading age of 14. there are story books in the child and teenage sections of the library which might help with that.

1 in 4 people will have a major mental illness during their life, 1 in 6 people in the population at anyone time will be suffering from a mental illness of some sort and 1 in 9 people have depression. in order for you to be equal on this level you can reduce your activities to things that you do alone in your own house and use as little energy as possible.  sleep during the day when possible and eat fatty and sugary foods. always keep in mind that you are a  failure and nobody likes you. this should help to bring on your depression.

these are my tips to help you be mentally equal. maybe somebody else can come up with some more constructive advice like this.

[iliw]

here a couple of tips for becoming mentally equal.

you wil need a reading age of a 14 year old, the average reading age of western society is 14 years of age, therefore to be equal and fit in to that mean range you will need to have a reading age of 14. there are story books in the child and teenage sections of the library which might help with that.

1 in 4 people will have a major mental illness during their life, 1 in 6 people in the population at anyone time will be suffering from a mental illness of some sort and 1 in 9 people have depression. in order for you to be equal on this level you can reduce your activities to things that you do alone in your own house and use as little energy as possible.  sleep during the day when possible and eat fatty and sugary foods. always keep in mind that you are a  failure and nobody likes you. this should help to bring on your depression.

these are my tips to help you be mentally equal. maybe somebody else can come up with some more constructive advice like this.

bud, it's wrong to deceive people.  there is no reason why i cannot have the same default common wisdom.

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[iliw]

How in the hell are we denying you anything?  You came to us asking advice, which we gave and you disregarded completely.  You then proceeded to force your own contrived misguided viewpoint onto us and became even more stubborn when we called you on the bullshit that it is.  There is no helping you until you realize your self-fulfilling prophecy and recognize your rationalizations for the defense mechanisms that they are. 

because did nothing to receive the common wisdom.  i am human too, so there is no reason why i should be exempt.

[bad]

here a couple of tips for becoming mentally equal.

you wil need a reading age of a 14 year old, the average reading age of western society is 14 years of age, therefore to be equal and fit in to that mean range you will need to have a reading age of 14. there are story books in the child and teenage sections of the library which might help with that.

1 in 4 people will have a major mental illness during their life, 1 in 6 people in the population at anyone time will be suffering from a mental illness of some sort and 1 in 9 people have depression. in order for you to be equal on this level you can reduce your activities to things that you do alone in your own house and use as little energy as possible.  sleep during the day when possible and eat fatty and sugary foods. always keep in mind that you are a  failure and nobody likes you. this should help to bring on your depression.

these are my tips to help you be mentally equal. maybe somebody else can come up with some more constructive advice like this.

bud, it's wrong to deceive people.  there is no reason why i cannot have the same default common wisdom.

you are damn right, there is no reason at all why you cant be as dumb and messsed up as the rest of society. these are my advice to help you to become like everyon else.

[iliw]

no, there is no reason why i cannot have the common wisdom of man.

[iliw]

How in the hell are we denying you anything?  You came to us asking advice, which we gave and you disregarded completely.  You then proceeded to force your own contrived misguided viewpoint onto us and became even more stubborn when we called you on the bullshit that it is.  There is no helping you until you realize your self-fulfilling prophecy and recognize your rationalizations for the defense mechanisms that they are.  

the fact is everybody has common reasoning/wisdom by default.  i want it too.   there is no reason why not.  unless God posts on this forum. 

[pert -5]

the fact is everybody has common reasoning/wisdom by default.  i want it too.   there is no reason why not.  unless God posts on this forum. 

because did nothing to receive the common wisdom.  i am human too, so there is no reason why i should be exempt.

Two separate attacks against a single, unanswered post?  Really?

Like a little impotent viper snapping helplessly at a harmless phantom (read:paranoia), the poor serpent goes on gnawing at hope and narcissism until either: A) it realizes it's own limitations and moves on towards adaptation with other members of its perceived clique, or, B) it perceives its  omnipotence and strives towards Something collectively bigger than itself.