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What proof is there that mental illnesses actually exist?

>> No.10710393

>>10710390
All the crazy people

>> No.10710395
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>>10710390
Absolutely none. It's all about thetans.

>> No.10710399

>>10710390
>what proof is there
Go watch a few episodes of LivePD or Cops. Or better yet, look up PoliceActivity or DonutOperator on YouTube. That's all the proof you'll need.

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>>10710395
>mfw I wanted to figure out where he got the name "thetan" from, and it seems like he just wanted to use a greek letter to make it sound like it's a mathematical variable

>> No.10710428

>>10710414
In theoretical Scientology, the notation [math]\theta_n[/math] is used.

>> No.10710434

>>10710428
Dare I ask what the subscript means?

>> No.10710438

>>10710434
Wait, don't fucking tell me it's just to have the whole thing pronounced "thetaN" with no other meaning

>> No.10710441

>>10710390
Maladaptive behavior.

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>>10710438
>Wait, don't fucking tell me it's just to have the whole thing pronounced "thetaN" with no other meaning

>> No.10710448

>>10710438
Oh, uh, of course not, it's because there's some countable number of them attached to every person. [math]\theta_0[/math] is of course, your own.

>> No.10710453

>>10710448
Damn, I guess LRH really knew his shit. It's a shame he apparently decided not to return to this planet just before he died, and instead went off on vacation somewhere

>> No.10710460

>>10710447
Don't worry about it little anime girl, we're talking deep esoteric knowledge here. Need to know basis only

>> No.10711009

>>10710390
What is and is not a mental illness is ultimately social constructed, so the proof that it exists is that we say it exists.

>> No.10711108

>>10710390
“A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.”
-Friedrich Nietzsche

>> No.10711143

>>10710390
>What proof is there of people who find it difficult to function socially and/or in society?
None whatsoever.

>> No.10711153

>>10710393
/thread

>> No.10711156

>>10710395
He is actually a pretty good bit of evidence that mental illness exists -- either his, or if he was sane and just a scammer, his followers.

>> No.10711157

>>10710434
"n"utjob.

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>it's another episode of OP claims he can't have schizophrenia because schizophrenia isn't real