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June 28, 2010 at 8:15 AM #573197
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[quote=Allan from Fallbrook][quote=jpinpb]LOL. A truce. Except it was clear to me it wasn’t meant as political at all. e-dropper has been trying very hard to direct the posts to the topic at hand, even in explaining the use of SP.

I really hope it doesn’t come to not even the mere use of a politician’s name as an example. Should we not mention Clinton’s name as a soccer fan? I think as long as we don’t argue about parties and attacks, we are okay. This was a cerebral topic, IMO and not political.

(Pleeeassse do not deviate from the topic and discuss Clinton, least I suffer e-dropper’s fate – no cover ups or anything – nor wanting to discuss soccer here)[/quote]

Jp: Well stated, and you’re right. Had Eaves used Mother Teresa, or Michael Jackson, or even Adolf Hitler as her example, it would have been a complete non-issue. I think certain posters on this board are now overly sensitive and the mere whiff of potential politics sets them off.

I thought Eaves went out of her way to explain herself, but it fell on completely deaf ears. Well, when you try to use logic, reason and a rationale argument and that fails…[/quote]

jp, jim, alan, and brian, thanks for your input, and your support. I had, indeed, planned that as my last post attempting to explain my actions. I spent too much time on that effort, and now am really crunching the books so as to not flunk my finals.

However, it’s good to see so many of the great minds of Piggs checking in on this thread. Jim, I am honored to have fallen on my sword if that’s what it took to get y’all in on what I consider a great topic. I have continued to follow the series of articles, and it’s is truly compelling. Kudos to davelj for bringing to our attention.

Installment 2 is especially enlightening on the topic of anosognosia, providing much info on Dr. Babinski, the neurologist who introduced the topic in the literature a hundred years ago (also the guy who’s responsible for your physician scraping the bottom of your feet with the sharp end of the reflex hammer during your physical). Anosognosia can be very confusing, but the info in article #2 is illuminating.