Re: I no longer have any faith

On 28 Apr 2006 19:33:17 GMT, ThePsyko <ThePsyko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On 28 Apr 2006 in alt.2600, Me <no-address_for_spammers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
made their contribution to mankind by stating in
news:jee4525k26pr0dsaq8gucetvjv1iv9v62s@xxxxxxx:

Hey, I know a guy that has a 66 IQ... no joke. It's odd... he doesn't
seem stupid to talk with him, and actually he wasn't until about two
years ago. He was quite normal. He fell off of a ladder and cracked
his skull on concrete. Darn near killed him. Obviously, there was
pretty serious brain damage. It's really odd to talk to him though, as
he really doesn't seem stupid when the conversation starts. You see,
IQ is not a measure of what one knows, it's a measure of how easily
one can learn. He knows everything he ever knew (no memory loss) so he
speaks well and he is still good at the things he was always good at
(big sports nut, knows all of the rules inside out and the stats of
lord knows how many players). However, as you talk with him it becomes
obvious quickly that while he knows what he knew, he has very little
ability to reason now, and he can't learn anything new without great
effort. It's really odd to converse with him now. It's like visiting
an elaborate, still well kept mansion only to find that no one lives
there any more, and the owner isn't coming back. Strange.


That would be creepy in a way

He can't help it, but it is actually. It's like he's there... but he's
really not. The truth is that the person he was died that day. What's
left is a mirror image of what he was, and that image will never
change appreciably.
.

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