Base rates, folks. If 1% of the population is schizophrenic and 1% is blind (I'm just making these numbers up) then .0001 of the population would be both (assuming they are independent of each other). I'm not sure anyone would actually be able to establish whether there are *any* blind schizophrenics, and it would be so rare a combination by chance, that one might well miss the few that exist. On the other hand, if one knew where to look, one might be able to falsify the contention (if I may be momentarily Popperian). If a relatively large proportion of people living on the streets are schizophrenic (as is often claimed) and people living on the street are more likely to mistakenly drink rubbing alcohol, thinking it will give them a cheap buzz (as is sometimes reported), then one might well find a blind schizophrenic or two. I doubt schizophrenia protects one from the toxic effects.
Regards, -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 Canada office: 416-736-5115 ext. 66164 fax: 416-736-5814 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ============================== Jeffrey Nagelbush wrote: > The following quote, from Mirror, Mirror: A History of the Human Love Affair > with Reflection by Mark Pendergrast, was sent to me by a colleague: > Many schizophrenics rfeact oddly to mirrors, sometimes staring > at them for hours. Curiously, there > are no blind schizophrenics, and in the single known case where > a long-term schizophrenic went > blind, she went into remission within a few days. > > I was wondering if these facts are true and what my better informed > colleagues make of thes observations, if anything. > > Thanks, > > Jeff Nagelbush > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Ferris State University > > _________________________________________________________________ > Compare high-speed Internet plans, starting at $26.95. > https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
