Muppet said:

ever have one of those nights where you're about to do something really dumb...and then outta nowhere *something* interrupts you



I think I have more nights like that then I care to admit to 

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Could you make your post a little more vague please?

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Could you make your post a little more vague please?

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Fuckin animals know the future

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but we don't

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and we call them stupid

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OrgoneConclusion said:

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Fuckin animals know the future

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True, that is why the zebra crosses the river and when the croc chomps down only ACTS surprised and squeals in pain to fool the National Geographic photographer.

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but we don't

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Your statement is a logical fallacy. All members belonging to a set must share the same characteristic that makes them members. Very basic math here.

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and we call them stupid

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'We' do?

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Hippie Chemist said:

Is it just me, or does it sometimes feel like "you" cause those things to happen? Almost as if the "you" that results from the stupid/dangerous thing that's about to happen, interferes. It's like the "you" from the parallel universe that "could have been" wipes out his/her own existance to save your future. I know, it sounds like some cheesey sci-fi idea, but I've felt things like that while reflecting on life during those very intense trips. It's strange to think where I'd be now if it hadn't been for following those premonitions or unexplainable "changes" in time.

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MushroomTrip said:

No, it doesn't really sounds sci-fi, it's true.
It's called programing your own mind... you silently whisper into your unconscious until you become determined to go in that particular direction.

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Research Report
Dormancy of the Human Brain
Dormant Brain Research and Development Laboratory
T.D.A. Lingo, Director

The human brain is only 10% functional, at best.
The first to outline this theory, later proved a fact by others, was Australian Neurology Nobel Laureate Sir John Eccles. (Lecture: University of Colorado, University Memorial Center Boulder, July 31, 1974.) "The brain indicates its powers are endless."

In England, John Lorber did autopsies on hydrocephalics. This illness causes all but the 1/6th inch layer of brain tissue to be dissolved by acidic spinal fluid. He tested the IQ's of patients before and during the disease. His findings showed that IQ remained constant up to death. Although over 90% of brain tissue was destroyed by the disease, it had no impact on what we consider to be normal intelligence.

Russian neurosurgeon Alexandre Luria proved that the 1/3 bulk of frontal lobes are mostly dormant. He did this by performing ablation experiments on persons. He gave physiological and psychological tests before, cut out parts and whole frontal lobes, the re-tested after. His conclusion: removal of part or all of frontal lobes causes no major change in brain function, (some change in mood alteration). The frontal lobes are mostly dormant, asleep. (Luria, A.R. "Frontal Lobes and the Regulation of Behavior." In: K.H. Pribram and A.R. Luria, Editors, Psychophysiology of the Frontal Lobes. New York, and London, Academic Press, 1973)

Finally, the human brain contains 10 billion neurons, mostly in the outer layer of brain cortex. the function of these currently dominant cells is fairly clear. but the brain also contains 120 billion glial cells. Aside from some secondary nurturing of neurons, the primary function of the glia is not clear. What big bang mirical awaits mankind within these mysteries?

Today, most would agree without argument that the potential of the human brain is infinite. Thus, to state that a person uses 10%, 5%, or even 1% of their potential brain capacity (infinity) is overly generous.

The point is this: There is no dispute among honestly rational experts about the latent potential of the human think box. There is only friendly dispute about how much and what still awaits us, patiently to be self-discovered between each set of ears. Hence, the wisdom of intuitive folksay was correct: "The human brain is only 10% functional." John Eccles thinks that number is too high. "How can you calculate a percentage of infinity?"

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