You really need to read up on why facilitated communication isn't. I'm not going to rehash the old tired story, except to say that its been shown that facilitated communication isn't. From the videos I've seen of the guy, more than half the time he isn't even looking at the keyboard or screen. Enough said. Unlike some on this list I do not follow faith based science.
On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > > he can't accept that answer because it was family members in the other case > also. > > On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> For me the fact that it's family members, and more than one, I think adds a >> certain degree of credibility to it. >> >> On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> > >> > I'm quite skeptical of this case. Its great that the man was able to >> > be rediagnosed as locked-in syndrom rather than minimally aware >> > syndrome or being in a peristant vegitative state. But other than that >> > there may be no great change. He still cannot communicate in any >> > meaningful way. It would appear that all the communication is being >> > done through a "facilitator." >> > (http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/091201-coma-victim.html). How >> > do we know whether its the patient or the so-called speach facilitator >> > who is communicating? >> > >> > On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > >> > > I saw a doc on this recently. Can you imagine the frustration that >> would >> > > cause. Perfectly functioning brain combined with total paralysis. I >> > > shudder to think of how awful that would be. >> > > >> > > On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 6:27 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > >> > >> >> > >> Actually...did anyone read about that guy who was in a coma for 15 >> > >> years supposedly braindead, but with new methods they recently found >> > >> that his brain was quite active, and for those 15 years he knew what >> > >> was going on around him? >> > >> >> > >> 2009/12/6 Dana <[email protected]>: >> > >> >> > >> >>Your accusation is quite interesting considering this is coming from >> > >> >>someone who thinks its ok to keep someone who's brain has rotted >> away >> > >> >>alive by artificial means >> > >> > >> > >> > bla bla bla.... no evidence needed for you on that one..... >> > >> > >> > >> >> in a form of half life does make me want to >> > >> >>puke. What next have anyone who does have a living will persecuted? >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:309132 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
