Mind's Eye Re: Face To Face

Reminds me of "Rainman"- the character was returned to his asylum
after a whirlwind in Vegas. It's more likely that thud would incur a
concussion or brain hemorrhage and death if it was a hardball at 95
mph.

On Nov 1, 8:56 am, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Most thinking that men do are a release, a diversion away, a continuous
> roll into forgetfulnes and awareness.
>
> For instance, Neil keeps trying to box the world and how it is, but at
> different interfaces - morals, science, finance, politics, economics,
> business, govt... I find he is driven by something invaluable in his heart
> that aspires to beauty, dignity, truth and simplicity. That he is prepared
> to drive himself for the values he has, go long extra miles, day in and day
> out, makes it magnificent.
>
> Not that it reaches anywhere, except in the awareness he might raise into
> others or tune into the choir. Mostly, it is fiction, which fact takes
> nothing away from its paramount worth. I trust these intangible effects. It
> is their buildup over time, perhaps several generations, when social values
> might swerve towards "profit, as need" over "profit, as motivation" and
> "work, as need" over "work, for profit".
>
> The world's tale is of the dog's tail. It wouldn't straighten, no matter
> all the mega hullabaloo in science, biz, politics or economics. The
> momentum of feudal and alpha rot in our psyche will remain. The proletarian
> purity of Marx remains a charming chimera. And democracy, that promised
> crowning of the ordinary man ... * sigh*
>
> Before I end, let me leave a scintillating case with you :
>
> Orlando Serrell wasn't born autistic - indeed, his savant skills only came
>
> > about after a brain injury.
> > In 1979, then ten-year-old Orlando was playing baseball when the ball
> > struck him hard on the left side of his head. He fell to the ground but
> > eventually got up to continue playing.
>
> > For a while, Orlando had headaches. When they went away, he realized he
> > had new abilities: he could perform complex calendar calculations and
> > remember the weather every day from the day of the accident.
>
> From Orlando's official website <http://www.orlandoserrell.com/about.htm>:
>
> *What makes Orlando Serrell so unique is that he may indeed hold the key
> that unlocks the genius in us all. Orlando Serrell did not possess any
> special skills until he was struck in the head by a baseball when he was
> 10. And his extraordinary gifts seem to be his only side effect. *
>
> *Could this mean once a key hemisphere in the brain is stimulated, we can
> all attain the level of genius Orlando posses and beyond ? *
>
> *Will time and research really be able to tell ? Do we even need to wait
> for that ?*
>
> People like Orlando are called "savants", a word with very interesting
> nuance to genius. Here's a link with more :http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/05/10-most-fascinating-savants-in-th...
>
> Would a world of savants be really preferable ?
>
> But, is science really in a position to replicate Orlando effect to genius
> abilities ?
>
> I know Neil will give charge to his imagination and sci-fi fancy.
>
> But, Neil, my scientist friend, you really believe every 10 year old can be
> given the equivalent of a baseball thud on left side of his head and stand
> up to be a genius from then on ?

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