This is a new hypotheis. I don't have any empirical evidences as of yet. All I have is a small book, where I have explained a whole lot of profitable concepts...
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Cathy Reason
CathyM@...
Dec 31, 2005 3:17 am
"Ligesh" wrote: I have read the Trivers theory about deception and Self-deception, where he claimed that people have an innate capacity to deceive themselves...
Jay R. Feierman: Robert, you have not shown any place where Darwin said that function is the object of natural selection. He is talking about function changing...
The first half of your theory makes sense given the premise. But, believers are "aware of others." The conclusion should be that the material world of which we...
Peter, and all of you following this thread .... as a "recovering catholic"
for well over 30 years (thanks to a nun teaching high school religion
noticing it...
... From an Aspie-perspective, the tribal condition is probably preferable to the informal western customs. In a tribal context, it is highly predictable,...
... You needn't have RA(Reality Awareness) to live a normal life in a normal society. You don't need RA to respect your parents, love your children or cherish...
... No. I'm trained to suppress non-verbal communication, but I know others that are like this. ... Very seldom. I like to do everything on my own. I also like...
... Yes. The same point is made in a refreshingly amusing way at www.isnt.autistics.org. Humor is the mode, but the points are quite serious. The neurotypicals...
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O'Dea
jkodea@...
Dec 31, 2005 12:02 pm
... Julian O'Dea: I get a little irritated by this. Autistic people and "Aspies" who are able to join in this discussion are obviously doing OK. However, of my...
... My 10 year old daughter should by your standards also be severely affected. She was diagnosed with autism, instead of Asperger's, mostly because of her low...
Ligesh: "There is no atheist in a foxhole" can be interpreted to mean "If it weren't for believers, there wouldn't be any foxholes", Jay R. Feierman: That...
... First of all you can't disprove that Chimpanzee's don't have what we call as a personal God. :-) Maybe they just have not translated it into organized...
RKS, quoting Darwin: "Any change in structure and function, which can be effected by small stages, is within the power of natural selection . . . " Jay R....
Do you seek treatment with one of the Lovass, ABA, Precision Teaching or Greenspan methods? My Best, Michael Lamport Commons, Ph.D. Assistant Clinical...
... Hi, Actually, I think I have a better idea of the origin of God. For an animal, who cannot foresee its own death, or realize that the physical laws are...
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Cathy Reason
CathyM@...
Dec 31, 2005 7:55 pm
... Ah, this may be what you want, but can you be sure it's also what he is going to want? ;-) I find this one of the most interesting discussions I've ever...
I thought this anecdote might interest some: when I took my PhD orals at Berkeley back in 1963, I think, I had Dr. Sherwood Washburn on my examination...
Ralph L. Holloway ... RKS: Clearly particular functions of a complex animal involve more than one structure and it is the functional ability which determines...
RKS: Natural selection selects whole organisms - only an entire organism can die or live and breed. Jay R. Feierman: Yes, I agree, and whole organisms are 100%...
On Language Acquisition and Brain Development The following points are made by Kuniyoshi L. Sakai (Science 2005 310:815): 1) A child acquires any natural...
Jay R. Feierman: The functions to not reside in the organisms themselves. They can't, as functions are neither matter nor energy. RKS: Perhaps you only study...
Jay R. Feierman: Function is a derivative. It is not an intrinsic property of living matter. RKS: Living matter is identified by its function - it lives. Life...
... Absolutely not. She is in special education, and we will request personal assistance for her. She is also with other kids after school. I'm more worried...
RKS: Living matter is identified by its function - it lives. Jay R. Feierman: That's a tautology, "Living matter is matter whose function is living by which it...
RKS: Living matter is identified by its function - it lives. Jay R. Feierman: That's a tautology, "Living matter is matter whose function is living by which it...
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O'Dea
jkodea@...
Jan 1, 2006 7:21 am
... Julian O'Dea: This is precisely the kind of remark that irritates me. There is nothing positive about autism in my experience. It is a disability. I don't...
