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 <[email protected]> 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 ? --
