William writes: "I don't understand why some here are so against neuroscience and take pains to trivialize it.. . if neurology is too limited and trivial, what, indeed, what, is left and how do we know it?"
William, please look again. At no point do I say neurology is trivial. The amount of pain that neurologists have prevented, stopped or reduced is incalculable. It's hard to think of any contribution to humanity greater than the reduction of raw human pain. It has been priceless at that assignment. But the assignment of contributing something of utility or enlightenment to artists and contemplators is a different task entirely. And I have not seen, nor do I anticipate soon seeing, anything like that from neurologists. I claim that to say this is not to trivialize neurology, any more than to observe that cardiologists never treat "affairs of the heart" is to say their work is trivial. ************** One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)
