Posted by bleauberry on September 29, 2009, at 19:52:28
In reply to Re: Who Is Peter Breggin? » bleauberry, posted by SLS on September 28, 2009, at 19:22:38
Scott I may be misinterpreting, because sometimes when all you can see is words on paper and not the person's facial expressions or tone of voice, it is easy to be mistaken. But when I said we can't test for brain chemical imbalances it was because you asked how do we know we can't. I simply figured, gosh, if Scott doesn't, then there must be no way. I surely don't know how to measure an imbalance. Amounts yes, imbalances no. Who is to say what a so-called proper balance is for person A, person B, or person C?
I do know we can measure amounts of brain chemicals in various regions of the brain and how various drugs change those concentrations, but that doesn't do a thing for determining if it is an "out-of-balance" or not.
Your comment "don't bother". I'm puzzled by that?
I find it curious how there is sometimes antagonism directed at those who declare there may be something else to consider, that just happens to rock the boat of what is commonly assumed. I sensed antagonism in your voice. But I know it wasn't. Just a misinterpretation I'm sure.
> > SLS asked how do we know that we can't test for brain chemical imbalances? My answer to that is because SLS doesn't know.
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> Excuse me?
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> Your presumption is in error.
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> There is so much evidence, I wouldn't know where to start. PET scans perhaps?
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> Don't bother.
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> - Scott
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