Humans are mentally weak
The human brain is an amazingly adaptive creation. If a person is blind, the brain takes the cells used for sight and uses them for other tasks, strengthening other senses. However, our minds are somewhat too adaptive, able to adapt to imaginary structures, thus becoming maladaptive to real situations. It requires a strong mind to respond appropriately to the unbelievably complex physical, social, and intellectual environment we find ourselves in. Society is more complex than ever—and our brains adapt, somewhat. But more often than not, our minds confuse reality with a lie, confuse what is with what we’ve been told, confuse our thinking with what is real. More and more people are mentally and socially incapable of functioning in our society. But even the functional will make grave mental mistakes. We trust that which we ought not and distrust that which we can rely on. And in the simplest of tasks, we find ourselves in error.
40 Percent of all Americans have been diagnosed with a mental illness.
Many have severe social limitations without being diagnosed.
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