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proposition like “the Sun It seems that defining
orbits Earth” but it is not normality by common sense
plausible to think that they obliges us to accept that
did not know what they meant normality is a conventional
by terms the sun, the Earth, concept. Being affected by
and orbit; Because the meaning different factors, people consider
of these term are intersubjective. some thoughts, feelings, and
(Kashfi, 2020: 11-12) behaviors as abnormal.
It does not make sense to The factors could be rooted
hold that people are mistaken in culture, religion, family,
in their naming since the education, and so on. As a
criterion that determines what result, some normal thoughts,
a term means is the very feelings, or behaviors in a
people. region may be considered
Therefore, common sense abnormal ones in another
is one of the reliable region. However, there are some
characteristics by which a cases which are considered
normal instance could be odd everywhere. Although
determined. According to this people have different ideas
criterion, a normal man is about some abnormal instances,
someone whom people there is consensus on the
consider moderate, sensitive, oddity of some thoughts,
and productive. Such a man, feelings, or behaviors.
in people’s view, has true This analysis confirms that
comprehension and does not there is no sharp distinction
behave oddly. between normality and
