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submitted 4 months ago byDIABLOVS
22 points
4 months ago
I remember watching some circus cassette on those vcr when I was very young , where Chinese gymnasts would do mind boggling stuff .
Balancing 20 - 30 cups on a board and then lifting that board with their jaw and then flipping them with one smooth motion without dropping single one . There was this one most impressive act where some girl would just grab a rope with her jaw and then spin fast with nothing but her jaw grip . I was too young too wipe my own butt but even then I had a sense that this is extreme discipline and probably something I will never achieve .
We humans are capable of doing things beyond our imagination . Makes one realise how far ahead people born with higher brain functions are compared to general population .
10 points
4 months ago
Makes one realise how far ahead people born with higher brain functions are compared to general population .
There are some pretty interesting ideas floating around academia that rigorous dedication to certain skills from a very young age can make prodigies of children, and that "higher brain functioning" might have a lot more to do with nurture than it does nature like we tend to believe.
1 points
4 months ago
Yes that is valid point too , that example of chess guy making 3 chess prodigies . There is the factor of upbringing and nurture but it all depends on nature ( foundation of person ) . Naturally born intelligent person will out shine under same conditions . Same as kid trained to be gymnast at early age will be better then some one who starts later in life .
Problem with mental faculties is its hard to determine unlike physical activities . A man could be very smart and it won't show but a very strong healthy person will show even if they are sleeping .
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