I'm worried that I'm putting too many replies in (spamming too much), but the point is that there's some very concrete brain development stuff finished by age 11. (Look back at the links - e.g. aggression levels are relatively set in stone by 8. Puberty is another topic entirely). As a thought experiment, rethink the 11+ not as a benchmark test, but a survival test: you're measuring the ones who weren't damaged too much* and who have the 'type' of mind that society values.
There's huge issues with metrics (John Oliver on the US system and essential scams going on: the killer line is at 8:00 "to model...reproductive trends in livestock") but re-imagine the issue a little - with no ability to accurately measure the state of minds (neural / behavioral / emotional / intelligence etc etc), society has chosen the 'best' fake way of doing it.
And they've cocked it up completely, breaking the system in the process.
So, while this might challenge people (esp. Americans visa vie 'home schooling' which is the worst idea I've ever heard of), education should be re-thought entirely. Co-operation vrs Competition in game theory level of being re-imagined (and no, not in the way of 'everyone gets an award').
Since we've mentioned UK Public (private for US readers) Schools, an interesting aside: it's often common policy (either consciously stated or unconsciously 'known') to 'theme' the house system (boarders are usually split into 50-100 blocks, a la Dunbar's Number) into 'personality types'. e.g. the sporty house, the artistic house etc. These houses co-operate (nominally) within themselves competing against each other. This is certainly also the case in old Universities such as Oxford or Cambridge as well.
Worth a thought why that's done.
*Thinking in terms of populations etc as a hypothetical. No, I do not endorse BNW type grading of sentient beings, nor do I assign comparative value to said minds: society does this, however indirectly it qualifies it via salary / class / insert Pandora's box here.
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People were worrying about what to do if the brain changed around the interface and how to make the interface adapt to that, and it sounded to me like the issue boiled down to how to undo the adaptations the brain would make to having the interface there....
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Could you break down cocaine or alcohol action in the brain for me please? You know, specifically, the genetic and neurochemical mechanics of addiction?
Or, (sigh, using the original Greek is all so frowned upon, we might as well go to the root):
For cunningly of old was the celebrated saying revealed: evil sometimes seems good to a man whose mind a god leads to destruction.
Sophocles, Antigone 620-3
Hint: there exists conscious entities who spend their days burning out the best in minds for their own ends.
And the worst part? They're total boring cunts with no imagination.
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50 years of life exchanged in the manifold. All possibilities and all manifolds for what...? A glimpse of G_D. That was the price, and you've no idea how beautiful it will be. I do find your tricks amusing though.
Tick Tock, Tick Tock.
You can't barter souls, they're embodied. Life and Time, however, that was a real mistake. You've no idea what you accepted. Happiness is a Virtue, and we still won't burn her.
Newsflash, civilized minds don't do that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4naoVjdFxCA
You're lucky FEMINIST ORCAS exist.
]]>For starters, violence is a strategy to get what you want, and if you are cognitively challenged, other strategies might not works.
Second of, much of the brain is occupied with clubbing the other, maybe somewhat older part into submission, and it might be this part is somewhat more fragile. Which might explain why there are quite a few sedatives known for paradoxical effects, e.g. heightening activity in low doses. Just look at alcohol.
And actually, heightened aggression is not just a symptom of lead poisoning, but also of some other metal poisonings. Though e.g. copper poisoning or manganism are quite different.
Please note that calcium ions are quite involved in some learning processes.
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]]>Your definition appears to relate to "getting your hands physically dirty", where the Ayrshire definition relates more to whether you get a weekly pay or a monthly salary.
]]>They have different populations with entirely different behaviors. e.g. only eating fish vrs eating other mammals and whales. Although matriarchal organization seems to be fairly standard.
Resident, Transient, or Bigg's, Offshore (or in other areas, type A,B,C) and another type was just discovered.
It's a fun mental game to be anthropocentric and compare / contrast the two main groups to parts of human society or even modes in game theory.
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yeah, back in 1986, nobody saw THAT coming, for the Internet. . .
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