[TarkanX]

I don't want to change the topic that much, but this might be an interesting read... (I posted this at Shoryuken.com, but it barely got any hits).





"I was having a good debate with my friend, and I commented that if we were able to "evolve" like the mutants. What I found out were a few different solutions.

1: We use 10% of our Brains

2: We Use all of our brains, just not at the same time.


(1) is wrong, any neurologist with a Ph. D. will tell you that, if we used just 10% of our brains, we wouldn't be able to speak, move, hear, think or even remember.

So (2) must be right, although we use all of our brains, we don't use it at the same time, or else that would cause some serious effects (brain damage, or even stroke).

Although we are the smartest living species in the world, our brain has some flaws, memory for example. Usually when we remember something, that memory depends on how motivated we are to remember it. If we don't care about that memory, then we'll forget it, and the statements of "Memory always stays in the brain, it's all just dormant" is false. Once that memory has been used and you don't have any purpose of remembering that memory, it fades away.

Another thing about the brain is that each function of the body has different neurons (brain cells) that are used for body functions, so if I cut off my leg, I would become smarter. How? Because the brain cells that are used for that leg serve no purpose anymore, so they go to other parts of the brain, depending on which brain gets it (So it's like hungry-hungry hippo).

One thing that I have wondered about is telekinesis. How people are able to bend spoons using the mind, tap into the dead, or read minds. Is it fake or is it real? If it is real, how much potential are we able to achieve? Will humans one day be able to lift up televisions and whirl them around in circles using the mind? Will we be able to manipulate fire just by thinking about it? How much untapped potential does the brain have?

Another topic of discussion is what the perfect body physique is. What is the perfect height and the perfect weight to complement the height? (Certainly it's not someone who's not 4 feet tall or someone that's overweight). And will we someday be able to have an immune system so well designed, that any disease, virus, or a bacterium that tries to attack it will be cast out of the way like Thanos vs. a crippled person? Although this might seem so, each time our immune system gets stronger, ####acteria strains always come, so will we be forever being competing against bacteria?

Our skin is used to protect the insides of our body, but we know it's not that tough, so will we be able to one day have skin as tough as diamond? Will our bones be so strong that it will never become sore or break? Will our eyes be so clear that we'll be able to see all the bacteria surfacing around the air? How fast will be able to run, how high will we be able to jump? How far can we hear and smell? Do we even have to eat? Post your opinions."


By the way Joe, I have to research more with how much brain power we use. I've gotten into a debate with my dad who says we don't use all of it, and my psychology professor who says we do.


My Dads point of view says that if we used all of our brain power (as the psychologists say), we wouldn't be able to learn as much as we do now, and we would be limited in what we learn. If we were at 100%, we would be able to do amazing things like not being able to forget, being able to calculate faster than a computer, and being able to use telekinesis (psychic powers as in being able to read thoughts and being able to move objects, manipulate energy, etc...)

My Professors point of view says that we use all of out brain power, but not at the same time, that the "10% brain power" is a myth. When I asked her about the spoon bending using the mind, being able to contact the dead, and if we can be able to move objects using the mind, she said that spoon bending wasn't real (a gimmick), being able to contact the dead (Ala John Edwards) is done by putting wire transmitters in his ears, and someone away from the set would talk into the transmitters. And being able to move objects with the mind simply won't be done.

I'm planning on calling a Neurologist (with a Ph. D. of course) to see how much brain power we exactly use. and if anyone here can help out, it would be an excellent piece for debating.