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An exact, universal definition of health in terms of what is normal
{ 1 } - is impossible because there are no similarities among test subjects.
{ 2 } - is possible because a statistical average of test results of healthy persons can be determined.
{ 3 } - is impossible because one can determine averages by empirical tests but not what is normal.
{ 4 } - is possible because a normal range of test values can be determined.
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An exact, universal definition of health in terms of what is normal
{ 1 } - is impossible because there are no similarities among test subjects.
{ 2 } - is possible because a statistical average of test results of healthy persons can be determined.
{ 3 } - is impossible because one can determine averages by empirical tests but not what is normal.
{ 4 } - is possible because a normal range of test values can be determined.
There are similarities among persons, but they are not sufficient to make normalcy determinable by empirical tests.
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An exact, universal definition of health in terms of what is normal
{ 1 } - is impossible because there are no similarities among test subjects.
{ 2 } - is possible because a statistical average of test results of healthy persons can be determined.
{ 3 } - is impossible because one can determine averages by empirical tests but not what is normal.
{ 4 } - is possible because a normal range of test values can be determined.
See p. 23. The average is not the normal. If everyone in the world were sick, the average temperature might be 100, but that would not be normal, or ideal. And if we say that the normal is the average of all healthy persons, notice that we have already defined health without the test average.
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An exact, universal definition of health in terms of what is normal
{ 1 } - is impossible because there are no similarities among test subjects.
{ 2 } - is possible because a statistical average of test results of healthy persons can be determined.
{ 3 } - is impossible because one can determine averages by empirical tests but not what is normal.
{ 4 } - is possible because a normal range of test values can be determined.
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An exact, universal definition of health in terms of what is normal
{ 1 } - is impossible because there are no similarities among test subjects.
{ 2 } - is possible because a statistical average of test results of healthy persons can be determined.
{ 3 } - is impossible because one can determine averages by empirical tests but not what is normal.
{ 4 } - is possible because a normal range of test values can be determined.
A range is not a precise definition. And a test value (for example a temperature or a cholesterol level) that is normal for one person might not be normal for another.
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