Matt Huang wrote:I think what Lost Soal is trying to say is that Savant Syndrome is giving us glances of just how much our brains can do; and that the next step in evolution is a means of unlocking that potential without having to undergo the conditions that set off Savant Syndrome.
Yes, that is what I was alluding to.
The Syndrome shows that the human brain has a huge capacity for absorbing knowledge with little exposure, it is capable of mathmatical feats which allow someone to multiply 6 digit numbers together in their head without even using a pen or paper plus numerous other abilities.
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SirNitram wrote:Hell, it's certainly not going to help propagate; you ever tried getting a date with Asperger's fucking your social skills?
Not to crap all over your parade but I have a friend with asperger's and he is getting a lot of action, partly because of his obsessive behavior. I think that you just have to pick a subculture where the odd isn't a negative.
Now mind you he has problems keeping a relationship, but from an evolutionary standpoint that is not necessary.
Also looking at his parents I'd say they are proof that some of it is hereditary.
Spoonist wrote:Now mind you he has problems keeping a relationship, but from an evolutionary standpoint that is not necessary.
That's not quite correct. The reason why we - and many other species - form lasting pairings is the effort required to bring up our children. Society has not completely offset it yet although now we are at the point where it's possible to bring up children alone. Merely procreation is not the only evolutionary drive.
SirNitram wrote:Hell, it's certainly not going to help propagate; you ever tried getting a date with Asperger's fucking your social skills?
Not to crap all over your parade but I have a friend with asperger's and he is getting a lot of action, partly because of his obsessive behavior. I think that you just have to pick a subculture where the odd isn't a negative.
Now mind you he has problems keeping a relationship, but from an evolutionary standpoint that is not necessary.
Also looking at his parents I'd say they are proof that some of it is hereditary.
Should I even ask where he wound up that his aspects are a positive, or would I weep for my species?
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