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Surprised the article doesn't reference the stroke of enlightenment [0]. Makes you wonder how much awakening (as described in linked video) is more accident th
by virtualwhys 11y ago
Surprised the article doesn't reference the stroke of enlightenment [0].
Makes you wonder how much awakening (as described in linked video) is more accident than act of volition/determination (e.g. dedicated meditation/spiritual practice). Perhaps the latter sets the stage for the ultimate accident to occur.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU
- nwatson 11y agoThe presenter brought out a real deceased person's human brain to parade around in front of a TED talk -- ultimate disrespect, trivializing someone's life where slides or video would have done as well.
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- virtualwhys 11y agoIn what way is presentating a brain "ultimate disprespect"? Do you honestly think the deceased took offense at their brain being put on public display? Talk about missing the forest (content of presentation) for the trees. Maybe watch the video, it's extraordinary. Presenter had a massive stroke (8 year recovery) and, for some reason, awakened as a result. Anyway, the wiki [0] may help explain why the presenter, a scientist specializing in the "postmortem investigation of the human brain as it relates to schizophrenia and the severe mental illnesses", would bring a brain on stage at a TED talk ;-) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Bolte_Taylor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Bolte_Taylor
- harryjo 11y agoRelated: https://soundcloud.com/the-story-collider/bradford-jordan-the-brain-in-the-trunk https://soundcloud.com/the-story-collider/bradford-jordan-th...