tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post8039794796890131090..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: MESR: More scientific evidenceLarry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-43009362712394560702007-06-20T13:16:00.000-06:002007-06-20T13:16:00.000-06:00Note that hardwired and conditioned are both compa...Note that hardwired and conditioned are both compatible with MESR; only decisions made <I>independently</I> of specifically emotional responses would be incompatible.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-45444118266561173732007-06-20T12:52:00.000-06:002007-06-20T12:52:00.000-06:00Interesting article about "mirror-touch synesthesi...Interesting article about "mirror-touch synesthesia" at the first link. I think I may experience something like that in certain situations. I dislike the sensation of biting down on a popsicle, which is one of the reasons I avoid eating them. Even worse for me is biting down and hitting the popsicle stick (or the stick in that other super-nutritious food, the corndog). I have a bit of the "nails on a chalkboard" reaction just thinking about it, and a more intense negative feeling (about the same as doing it myself) when watching someone else bite down on a popsicle. It gives me the chills.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if this type of reaction is what causes a gag response (or worse) in a person when seeing something they find nauseating? For instance, people who aren't used to seeing a person's or animal's "insides on the outside" often become ill at that sight. There seems to be quite a variety of responses to something like that; some people feel faint at the sight of blood, while others only at the sight of their <EM>own</EM> blood.<BR/><BR/>The article has me thinking about how much of any given person's empathetic reactions, positive or negative, are hardwired vs. conditioned. The same old nature vs. nurture question...Steelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612062887585525213noreply@blogger.com