What valid evidence that this facilitated communication works, or is it just a function of the facilitator's expectations? The data are very clear on that, facilitated communication is bogus science. Its nothing more than what the so called facilitator thinks, for a summary of the research that demonstrates that, see, http://tinyurl.com/yzugd5f.
As for the insults you do appear to use them when you cannot demonstrate your point. On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 12:14 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > > we should just trust you, right? Cause you know. And we should have faith in > you ;) > > I'd almost feel bad for how ridiculous you sound, except that you did it to > yourself ::shrug:: > > > On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> 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:309136 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
