If you took say a hundred thousand sheets of paper and laid them all end to end side by side on a football pitch, and then you kicked a football at random as hard as you could. There would almost be an infinite possibility that the ball would not land where the ball landed, but the ball has to land somewhere.
I agree with most of it except for the equal opportunity bit. We don't all have equal opportunities because someone with SAD is weighed down with anxiety and for much of their life will be hurt by their anxiety, even if they find a way to get rid of the anxiety. People without anxiety disorders and no other significant problems tend to live better lives than people with SAD because they were given a better opportunity to succeed in life because they were blessed with no SAD or other significant problems. There is too much that people can't control that effects their lives. Whoever made that video thinks that we all are have the same chances as everyone else, which is far from the truth. We don't choose our genetics.
02-11-2011
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Re: Albert Einstein's theory on Mental Illness
[QUOTE=JamesSmith;412704]I agree with most of it except for the equal opportunity bit. We don't all have equal opportunities because someone with SAD is weighed down with anxiety and for much of their life will be hurt by their anxiety, even if they find a way to get rid of the anxiety. People without anxiety disorders and no other significant problems tend to live better lives than people with SAD because they were given a better opportunity to succeed in life because they were blessed with no SAD or other significant problems. There is too much that people can't control that effects their lives. Whoever made that video thinks that we all are have the same chances as everyone else, which is far from the truth. We don't choose our genetics.[/QUOTE]
You are quite right. Those without SA function properly, thus will naturally be better equipped to succeed. It's like saying that a person with one leg has an equal opportunity to win the 400m with a person with two legs. It just doesn't add up.