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Can someone please explain what " Normal " is?

I hear people say this all of the time. How can we know if we are not normal when no one is sure what that actually is?
Projecthonest · 41-45, F
There is no such thing! Everyone's perception is different.
Projecthonest · 41-45, F
That's just stretching the broader question. I also can list lots of things we do a certain way but it doesn't explain what normal is ?! And I know people who wear swim wear in the shower - mental health issue!!
FeetAreFantastic · 41-45, M
@Projecthonest sure we could philosophise in depth about it. But I'm a practical man and in everyday life I think we can give a good definition of normal.
Projecthonest · 41-45, F
Well ok but I disagree! Your normal is not mine and vice versa !
sogdianrock · 61-69, M
hi sassypants
Normal is a statistical term meaning the norm point in a distribution. However anyone actually having 2.2 kids would be far from normal. It is normal to be different. It would be abnormal to be normal.
I hope that cleared things up for you
Best wishes
:)
sassypants · 36-40, F
@sogdianrock Thank you. I have so many great answers. I appreciate it.
har7070 · 51-55, M
It's a hypothetical abstract.
A vector of means in the multiverse of quantified measurable characteristics of the subject in question :-)
If the majority of people think or do a certain thing then that thing is therefore the norm.
sassypants · 36-40, F
Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider, is chaos for the fly. What´s normal and what´s not depends on your point of view.
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Wraithorn · 51-55, M
That's quite an interchangeable word depending on what the majority thinks and who you associate with.

Example : Many people feel it's quite normal to have a drink in the evening to unwind. Other people think that smoking a joint is more normal. Others think that doing either of those things is a sin.

Some cultures think that speaking to their dead ancestors for advice is normal. Other cultures will want to put you in Jail or behead you for doing that.
SW-User
I think..people consider things normal if they're both common and expected
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SW-User
Normal is the kind of behaviour that leads to fewer conflicts in today's society. It's highly dependent on location and culture.

This is strictly my opinion.
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Tkhtsydney · 61-69, M
I believe we can decide 'normal' by ourselves if our behavior won't hurt anyone and be illegal.
Autumn321 · 51-55, M
Unexplainable just teach ur mind u r normal
SageWanderer · 70-79, M
A setting on the dryer!
sassypants · 36-40, F
R5000 · 41-45, M
sassypants · 36-40, F
@SW-User Always thing of Anjelica Huston as Morticia.
SW-User
@sassypants I love her a lot.
FeetAreFantastic · 41-45, M
Normal is what most people do, like, think, are...

 
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