S.J. Abas,
This is not in my defence. There is a time and place for everything. The
discussion on this topic was going on and on this List. Some people
asked to simplify the theory and what it means. I am far from being
able to completely understand the mentioned theory. I still wonder why
scientists are not able to develop advances from quantum physics. I am
at the end of the rope. I guess when one is overwhelmed with coping with
daily routines in Parkinson family, the theory as much as being
important may be put on the back burner. Just in case of Deborah that we
all hope will get the much needed help by surgery, would not resort at
the time of despair to the theory. I have many "idols" of my own that in
fact may lead to something, but I have to find the right place and time
for them. This is it on this subject from me.
Emily
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From: "S.J.Abas" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 9:07 AM
Subject: Why You Need a Brain-Centred Theory To Beat Parkinson
> This posting arises in response to Emily's statement:
> "I wish I have more use out of this theoretical
> information"
>
> For me this statement epitomizes the current sad state of humanity.
> They gorge on the fruits of abstract mathematics but have no
appreciation
> of the practical benefits. They do not appreciate that computers are
only
> made possible because we have quantum physics which in turn is only
made
> possible because we have abstract mathematics.
>
> I have tried to contain myself and say nothing, since it will take up
a lot
> of words and of course would not be of interest to many, but I beg
you, it
> is absolutely vital to grasp the crucial significance of theories.
> Parkinson is not being treated effectively because the theory on which
the
> practise of modern medicine is based has a deep rooted contradiction
in it.
>
>
> I will try to be as brief and as non technical as I possibly can.
>
> 1. We necessarily rely on theories.
> ===================================
> All our actions in life, which go beyond the animal level, and
> all our decisions preceding them are based on theoretical appraisals,
even
> if we are not manifestly aware of the fact.
> The actions of a Stock broker or a suicide bomber or a Mother Teressa
all
> result from theories.
>
> Thinking about theories and producing theories is not an arid academic
> exercise, nor is it unrelated to practical reality.
>
> 2. Ancient Theories.
> ====================
> For the 99.99% of their evolutionary span human explanations and
behaviour
> have been driven by theories based on the assumption that supernatural
> forces were causing all the events.
> Such theories are not based on any universal principles. They
> tolerate an infinite amount of contradictions ("God is kind, and
loving and
> made us in his image, yet he made us sinners to start with" according
to
> one such theory). They do not
> rely on logic. They make no verifiable predictions.
>
> 3. Scientific Theories
> =======================
> Greeks were the first to discard supernatural explanations. Euclid was
the
> first true scientist. He took just 5 axioms (self evident
> principles, e.g. -through any 2 points you can draw a line) and went
on to
> deduce 256 theorems of geometry.
>
> The next giant of science was Newton who identified just 3 universal
> principles which made it possible to explain and predict an infinite
number
> of events.
>
> Scientific theories are characterized by:
>
> (i) economy of thought
> (ii) power to predict
> (iii) absence of contradictions
>
> (you can tell immediately that the treatment of PD is not
> scientific, because it is full of contradictions)
>
> It is this kind of theoretical approach which has dramatically
extended our
> powers over the material world. It is only because we have an abstract
> theory that we launch probes into space. It is only because we have an
> abstract theory that we can build Giga Hertz computers.
>
> 4.Current Human Culture
> =======================
> When it comes to explaining the external world humans have now
> discarded ancient type of theories. Even the most fundamental of
> fundamentalists do not ascribe the appearance of comets or the
occurrence
> of an earthquake to supernatural forces. However, when
> it comes to thinking about themselves, humans remain under the grip of
the
> ancient principle of duality between mind and matter. They do not
think
> about human behaviour in terms of a small number of universally valid
> principles.
>
> The consequence is that human affairs remain confused, primitive and
> barbaric.
>
> 5. Neurobics
> ============
> My theory Neurobics aspires to free humans from the contradictory
> morass in which they exist today. It offers 6 universal principles
> which allow for an infinite number of predictions. It is relevant for
> understanding. explaining and predicting things of great practical
> consequence in every field of human endeavour. The fact that I have
> utilized it to deal with Parkinson in constructing entirely new kind
of
> exercises is not a reflection of the range of applicability of the
theory.
> However, as one of my distinguished correspondent put it, "Jan Abas,
the
> world is not ready for you. It will be another 200 years before they
even
> begin to try to understand you." So be it.
>
> I will not ask you to go to my Site and read and reflect on Neurobics,
> instead I will close this offering by expanding just a little bit on
why
> you must have a good brain-centred theory to deal with Parkinson.
>
> 5. Why do you need a theory to treat your Parkinson
> ===================================================
> In general human health depends on a multitude of factors:
>
> ....your genes, your work environment, the quality and quantity of
water
> you drink, the vegetables you eat, your sleep habit, your exercise
habit,
> your sex life, your pets, your posture, your bank balance.....and so
on. No
> doctor can prescribe a magic pill to deal with all these. Modern
medicine
> succeeds (and does so dramatically) in treating what may be called
linear
> disease. i.e. diseases whose causes are few and can be isolated. Such
> diseases constitute perhaps no more than 1% of the maladies that
afflict
> us. Most diseases in technically developed societies of today are
highly
> non-linear (depend on many interacting factors) and PD is certainly in
that
> category. In such cases modern medicine very often does more harm than
good
> (especially in the long run).
>
> Here you the individual must take charge. It's no use running to the
doctor
> shouting "Doctor I have a problem. Do something about it." What you
must be
> prepared to say instead is "Doctor I have a problem. I will do
something
> about it." But, here lies the crux of the problem:
>
> If you are going to be able to deal effectively with your
problem then you
> will need the kind of wisdom which can only be provided by a theory
which
> crystallizes the myriad of factors in a small set of unifying
principles,
> so you can get a handle on them. And since all our perceptions and
> behaviour is controlled by the brain, the principles must relate to
the
> brain. QED.
>
> Happy Christmas and Hakuna Matata
> Jan Abas
>
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