is this normal?

I'm only 13 and I talk with my friends about a lot of important topics like society, the fat acceptance movement, genders, hate, and a lot more. Both my friends are Atheist and I was wondering if it was normal for a 13-year-old to talk about this stuff. do all 13-year-olds do this?

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Permalink Reply by Strega on April 5, 2017 at 8:27am

Hi Hunter - what do you mean when you use the word "normal" in this context? Are you asking if pretty much all 13 year olds do this, or are you asking if you are super special, or do you mean something else? I used to have a friend who said that 'normal' was a setting on a washing machine.

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Permalink Reply by Gregg RThomas on April 5, 2017 at 2:49pm

@Strega:

"...a friend who said that 'normal' was a setting on a washing machine."

It's only normal if you're a girl. :)

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Permalink Reply by Strega on April 5, 2017 at 3:07pm

Maybe it was "sitting". So long ago now, and what's a vowel between friends :)

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Bob on April 5, 2017 at 8:56am

Hi Hunter!

13-year-olds developmentally are moving into a stage where their peers have as much or more influence on them as their family, as they are beginning to build their own independent identity and views on the world.

Yes, it's normal.

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Permalink Reply by TJ on April 5, 2017 at 10:29am

Some adults don't explore things like that, yet, it is also normal for some to do so.

Your explorations into how things work is the start of a journey of discovery.

Enjoy!

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Permalink Reply by Unseen on April 5, 2017 at 12:26pm

Are you somehow implying that "normal" is good? Was Einstein normal? Carl Sagan? Madame Curie? Louis Pasteur? Jonas Salk?

Normal people don't accomplish much. Nothing spectacular and world-changing anyway.

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Permalink Reply by Strega on April 5, 2017 at 1:33pm

Excellent point, Unseen!

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Permalink Reply by Gregg RThomas on April 5, 2017 at 2:52pm

Normal is average, why would anyone desire to be average when you can be exceptional?

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Permalink Reply by Reg The Fronkey Farmer on April 5, 2017 at 5:08pm

It is normal for intelligent 13 year olds who can have civil discussions about important topics and who don’t consider a supernatural entity as having any relevance to those discussions. Learn how to spot fallacies in each other’s arguments and improve your critical thinking skills. You will stand out from the normal then. Don’t be afraid to speak your own mind once you have given consideration to other points of view. Don’t worry about what direction the herd take. Do your own thing.