▲ 281 ▼ TIL people who are blind from birth never develop schizophrenia (theconversation.com) submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/til@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pyre@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago (2 children) dude they're blind, not stupid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 months ago schizophrenics often can't tell easily by themselves that they are schizophrenics, if a blind person comments about hearing things others might simply write it off as their (the blind one's) acute and great sense of hearing that the blind developed through necessity that they (others non blind) don't have and thus can't hear permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago (3 children) That implies that schizophrenic people ARE stupid for believing the things that they experience. Which is much more offensive and disrespectful than what I said. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] pyre@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) no, you said being blind would specifically prevent them from realizing their symptoms in contrast to seeing people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world -3 points 3 months ago Not "in contrast to", but as an additional challenge. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shneancy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago how does what that person said imply that? permalink fedilink source parent [–] gwulgg@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago No it doesn’t. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 months ago schizophrenics often can't tell easily by themselves that they are schizophrenics, if a blind person comments about hearing things others might simply write it off as their (the blind one's) acute and great sense of hearing that the blind developed through necessity that they (others non blind) don't have and thus can't hear permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago (3 children) That implies that schizophrenic people ARE stupid for believing the things that they experience. Which is much more offensive and disrespectful than what I said. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] pyre@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) no, you said being blind would specifically prevent them from realizing their symptoms in contrast to seeing people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world -3 points 3 months ago Not "in contrast to", but as an additional challenge. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shneancy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago how does what that person said imply that? permalink fedilink source parent [–] gwulgg@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago No it doesn’t. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pyre@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) no, you said being blind would specifically prevent them from realizing their symptoms in contrast to seeing people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world -3 points 3 months ago Not "in contrast to", but as an additional challenge. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world -3 points 3 months ago Not "in contrast to", but as an additional challenge. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago how does what that person said imply that? permalink fedilink source parent