Posted by gabbi~1 on April 4, 2006, at 23:34:28
In reply to Re: a thought for today... » gabbi~1, posted by special_k on April 4, 2006, at 22:28:02
> > well descartes it may be, but I have to disagree.
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> hmm. this is Damasio (neurologist)
> he thinks 'Descartes' Error' is the notion that emotions are apart from body / brain states (aka he doesn't like Descartes dualism)
>Oh thanks.. I guess I should read more thoroughly.
> that was just his thought on intuition...
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> > I find children, and the mentally challenged folks I've worked with, to be uncannily intuitive.
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> hmm. were the 'mentally challenged folk' always 'mentally challenged' or was it acquired (ie via degeneration or injury)?
>Both, however the one who "freaked us out" by her ability to even predict things (yes I know that sounds far fetched) had been "globally delayed" as they say, from birth.
I wish I could give more detail, in examples but it involves too much of my personal life :D
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