"Gregory Young" wrote in message et...
I assume this thread started after the television ran coverage on an
experiment where a substance (I came in late so I didn't catch what it was)
was injected into the brain of cold water fish, and they reacted in a
fashion that the researchers described as "pain". duuuh.....
Some researchers are a piece of work!
It reminds me of my early days in training when the senior "experts" in
pediatrics said not to "waste time sedating babies" needing procedures "as
they don't feel the pain, they just demonstrate an instinctive response."
The sad thing is they really believed that for quite a few years!
It is interesting that none of us "younger" (then anyway) staff agreed with
them.
Kind of makes you wonder if some of the aggression/lack of empathy some
adults have may derive from certain childhood experiences doesn't it?
Happy ponding,
Greg


"Cybe R. Wizard" wrote in message
newsan.2003.04.30.23.53.19.274143.2593@WizardsTo wer...
On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 21:33:25 -0500, daytripper wrote:

On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 20:02:07 -0500, "Cybe R. Wizard"
wrote:

On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 19:47:17 -0500, daytripper wrote:
...lilttle bit of schnipps
OK, let's try it this way: if someone hooked you through the upper
lip with a nice sharp - let's make it a 2/0 stainless steel
sal****er - hook and started reeling you in, would instinctively
try to run the other way, or would you instead move quickly
*towards* the person with the reel?

I'd move /toward/ the reeler at speed and Mr. T pity the fool
/Mr. T
when I got there!

Cybe R. Wizard

Ah, there *are* sentient life forms here! Excellent! ;-)

Dang! First time I've ever been called /that!/ Thanks but...
you don't know me well, do you? ;-}

Cybe R. Wizard

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I think that fish do feel the pain that a fish hook delivers as
thats why they jump about daft on the end of the line when caught.