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Old 05-11-2009, 07:28 PM   #16 (permalink)
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the thing is that i am whole-heartedly of the opinion that we must BECOME like children, in mental ability, maybe after becoming adults or perhaps even elderly, something like that

but disagree entirely, that children/childhood must be preserved/fostered for the express purpose of preservation/ to avoid ever being 'closed-minded'

so this thread is troublesome for me to navigate

i want to pose the hypothetical... everyone on the planet has become super open-minded, adaptable, and im speaking strictly in the sense of a great plasticity in neural connections, as i now understand to be your point?, so disregard my 'snot nosed sugar fiends' comment

what in the world makes you think this would be a peaceable world?

with great adaptability in human interaction, i see great exploitation and great attempts at Every opportunity

presuming adult intelligence still develops?

or do we all get-along with this neural-plasticity preserved and undisturbed from childhood because we have also retained child-like neediness and weakness? if so i repose my 'snot nosed suger fiend' comment
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