Do people that are mentally retarded have the faculties to understand that things just don't seem right?
548075
Depends on severity of condition of course.\n\nBut those who think/speak slowly, can't find the correct word, follow a fast-paced 'deep' conversation with ease, etc... well yes they are most likely aware of their condition. They know they are slower then your average bear - unless of course they are so severely impaired they aren't aware of their environment at all - then obviously that would be a no for them. \nBut in general I'd have to say like the man who stutters - The man or woman with a mental deficiency would be very aware of their difficulty and situation.\nIn short... Yes.  Yes they know they are 'different'.
449425
Very clever people can be off-putting, even frightening.  But I think geniuses don't have it so bad; they get to think about, sometimes even discover, things that the rest of us can't even imagine.  I know I envy them at least as much as I pity them.
1015168
Unfortunately, people are prejudice against what they cannot understand. When people don't know how to help or understand something they make it a bad thing, so as to not feel bad themselves. It really is sad:( You are not stupid or crazy, you just think and feel differently. Some of the BEST artists in the world were and still are mentally ill. Van Gogh, Kurt Cobain, Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October) just to name a few:) Just keep you're chin up because you know you are great:)
574907
Yeah… Well, they just don’t understand why can’t we think their way. It’s understandable. I mean, if you were so sure in your right, it would be hard to accept why others think differently.
558681
at least retards have an excuse for being ignorant. most religious people are not technically retarded. they're just not thinking very much.
415958
"Do they not see that their position is untenable?"\n\nThey don't allow themselves to see. You have to remember you're talking about a group of people who believe that even thinking a thought that could, possibly, lead them into thinking about things other then what they've been told is the truth, is bad. \n\nThey believe that even their THOUGHTS are being monitored 24/7/365 for any "bad" thoughts. They live believing any a very super-1984'sih existence. It's kinda sad. \n\nDon't get angry at them, it's not their fault for the most part. They are scared of everything. Of death, of God, of eternal damnation, etc, etc. Just remember, it's their supposed mission to "convert" people, not yours. They try to force people into believing what they do, be better then they are.
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People who do not have opinions about certain issues are often easily convinced by those who have vocal explanations about said issues. \n\nIf you dont know as much as the "crazy people", like many youths, chances are they will easily fall in the hands of those who are willing to educate them.
1104387
Sure there is. Fear.  People generally fear what they don't understand. So, if there is someone who has a uniquely gifted ability and there is no way to easily explain it, that person is feared, even hated.  It is sad what ignorance can create.
565726
No, not really.\nI feel like they think we are all ignorant and can be kept confused by alot of seperate issues.
22210
they were either born like it or they just don't think
442608
NO they don't.\n\nAnd then they get angry if someone tries to correct them.\n\nIt's like, well excuse me for trying to help you seem more intelligent then what you are portraying.
841422
Yes.\n\nAs a matter of fact, there is a condition where people are born with the inability to learn words or symbology. However, their concepts are intact. For example, such a person will never, ever, no matter how many times you tell them, associate the word "scissors" with the things that cut, but if they want to cut a piece of paper, they will go straight to the drawer, get out the scissors, and use them to cut the paper. They have full understanding of what scissors are, but merely lack the ability to attach a word to it.\n\nOf course, such a person wouldn't be using a dictionary. But, you can conceptualize a person who has normal language abilities, but whose family always said, "if you don't know a word, look it up in that big blue book under the coffee table," and just never heard the word "dictionary." Or they may have always called it a "lexicon." \n\nHave you ever looked up the word "lexicon?" How about synonyms for "thesaurus?"
1128895
It is unfortunate. Can stem from many things. A need to feel good about themselves by putting someone else down. Insecurity in needing to feel 'normal', thus drawing attention to the differences. Ignorance. Maybe their parents used words like 'retarded'. \n\nGod made special needs people, in part, to show us how fortunate we are to be blessed in the way God blessed us. These people are special because they were created by God to teach the rest of us humility, compassion and the Golden Rule.
993890
It depends which context you mean.\n\nThey are either seriously mentally disturbed or like to analyse everything
823731
The brain is convoluted. As are we all?
1094486
You see what a person is truly like when bringing about the possibility that they could be wrong.\n\nHow do they handle it? Are they willing to learn from it, or do they start sling insults and cuss words.\n\nHmm..
617529
I actually feel that they are dumber than the rest of us sometimes. This is obviously a false belief that has stuck in my mind because the prejudices my mom had while I was growing up, but truth is a person's hair colour is not an indication of intelligence or anything else really.