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I think this is similar to mistaken belief like there is link between "bipolar disorder and artistic ability".Kay Redfield Jamison proposes such a thesis. There
by passion__desire 3y ago
I think this is similar to mistaken belief like there is link between "bipolar disorder and artistic ability".Kay Redfield Jamison proposes such a thesis. There is substantial number of artists who don't have bipolar as well large number of bipolar people who don't have artistic ability
- Dylan16807 3y agoI'm not saying there's a link, but that's very far from disproving a link.
- passion__desire 3y agoHow is one being a clown related to sadness if the distribution of sad people is same irrespective of profession?
- Dylan16807 3y ago"the distribution is the same" is a clear disproof of a link. "substantial number who don't" and "large number of people who don't" is not disproof of a link. A substantial number of people with cancer never smoked, and a large number of smokers don't get cancer. That sentence is completely true despite the strong link between the two. Also I was specifically talking about the artists and bipolar claim, not clowns. But where is that info about the distribution of sad people? I don't see it in the article. Or was it a hypothetical?
- finefrenchbrit 3y ago[flagged]
- 2devnull 3y agoOn average everyone is the same. In reality everyone is very different. Science deals with averages. Believing in averages rather than one’s experience goes oft awry.
- passion__desire 3y agoIf the link were to be true I would believe the more bipolar you are, the more creative you should be. But we know it becomes debilitating.