It was Einstein's general theory of relativity that made the idea of a nuclear weapon feasible. Einstein succesfully lobbied the US government to develop a nuclear weapon because of his fear that Hitler's Germany might be on the verge of developing such a weapon, and because of his knowledge of just how possible and how potentially devastating such a weapon was.

But Einstein himself had little to do with the actual development of the A-bomb.

Stalin's Soviet Union also developed the atomic bomb in the years following WWII. The Soviet Union, with Stalin at the helm, as the sole nuclear power? I think the consequences of that would be fairly obvious. Japan and Germany both had advanced nuclear weapons programs during WWII - we should also be thankful that neither of those powers became the first to develop nuclear weapons.

perhaps my sources were faulty. but i'm pretty sure hitler was an aspie. no NT could pull something that big off so successfully. i'm not glorifying the holocaust, i'm just saying that NTs aren't nearly that efficient.

and as far as aspergers being an evolutionary step, i agree completely, although whether it's a step forwards, backwards, or sideways i can't say. although i doubt you would find an aspie stupid enough to charge out of an eleventh story window trying to prove it was shatterproof.

Congratulations, you win the "dumb post of the week" award.

hooray. (insert sarcastic remark here)

It sounds better when there actually is a sarcastic remark.

Why? Couldn't you think of one yourself?

This post was last modified: 06-20-2010 08:05 PM by cynara.

So do I, and I appreciate what you shared. Right now I'm reading "Between Two Souls, conversation with Ryokan" which is a conversation between a modern day Roman Catholic nun and a nineteenth-century Zen monk. Ryokan was a Japanese poet and the nun began reading one of his poems every day and reflecting on them. I love the simplicity of this and two people of such different backgrounds with the same souls.

Apologies if this has been pointed out earlier. I have a slow connection ATM and I have only read a few pages.

I like the idea, and I have been thinking along similar lines.

But... in the scenario described above an autistic child would need, at least, 2 aspie parents. So that it would be possible to inherit an "M" gene from each parent. Even having one NT parent would make it impossible to be autistic... but still possible to be an aspie.

I do think that the genes for autism and aspergers are associated with very positive characterstics. I would be very interested to see any study on whether NT people with autism or aspergers in their bloodlines have a higher incidence of positive characterstics like high intelligence, a talent for business, and so on. I know that of the 4 kids in my family we have one aspie, one HFA (me) and 2 who appear to be NTs. All above the 99th percentile for IQ, not that any of us has done much with it. If the genes for autism and aspergers were not associated with positive characteristics then they would have been deselected long ago. Much the same as the examples of sickle cell anaemia and cystic fibrosis.

The incidence of sickle cell anaemia is higher in areas that are more prone to malaria. Evolution maintains a balance between the protection offered by a single recessive gene and the risk of inheriting 2 recessive genes. The genes that trigger LFA, HFA and aspergers are more complex, but perhaps something like the same process is at work.

no, your sources are most definitely faulty.

can we do this every week?

Whaaaaaat????!!! None of my posts were winners???? **indignant**

Or am I confusing "crazy" with "stupid"?

hahahahahaha

i luv this place

I don't even know where to begin..... I think its just Pika being Pika....

No Hitler was a criminal psychopath. People let him get away with things initially and WW2 was the result. There are a few of them around and more than a few companies have come to realise the psychopath who operates on their own agenda of control needs to be eliminated from their company if they wish to survive in the longer term. But often it is too late.

Hitler is definitely a good study into criminal psychopathy. He used every method legal or otherwise to achieve his agenda which quite simply was total control.

Methods for a pyschopath,
Identify those that will happily do ones bidding.
Eliminate all opposition by any means fair or foul.
Divert the attention of people to something else.
Rant and rave and mesmerise.
Always blame someone else.