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Meet the Accidental Genius

Started by Unbeliever, September 12, 2018, 03:04:54 pm

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QuoteIn 2002, Jason Padgett was the victim of a vicious beating outside a karaoke bar in Tacoma, Washington. Upon regaining consciousness, Padgett's sight was forever altered by a condition called acquired savant syndrome. The brain trauma opened his eyes to an entirely new world--one filled with patterns and strobes, like a stop-motion film. This is a fascinating story into the hidden power of the mind and one man's inspiring tale of courage and personal triumph. The Acquired Savant is a film by Thomas Petersen.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H6doOmS-eM
"Some say God is living there [in space]. I was looking around very attentively, but I did not see anyone there. I did not detect either angels or gods....I don't believe in God. I believe in man - his strength, his possibilities, his reason."
Gherman Titov, Soviet cosmonaut, in The Seattle Daily Ti