I couldn't care any less for the victims. I am, however, concerned for Kyle's well-being. The "mob" is trying to get this kid killed. Couple that with the PTSD that this poor kid is more than likely going to suffer and the whole situation is not good.
He is also gonna carry with him for the rest of his life that he killed someone. Doesn't matter that it was justified and necessary (kill or be killed). Given his young age that will be a heavy burden for a long time. Hopefully he is more mature than others his age and is able to cope. His brain isn't even finished developing yet.
I hope he has a strong support system around him, and that they constantly enforce that he had no choice, he did the right thing, and any other good, logical person would've done the same in that situation. Judging by his reported background the kid is set up for doing great things in his future. Make sure he gets there safely.
But upon reading it, I question -- is that a Jewish psychological trick? That's not a real science. How do we measure "a brain that has completed developing" -- are there physical characteristics we can look to?
Or is it more just "ask some questions and flip a coin"?
To locate structural changes in the brain accounting for the increasing effectiveness in cognition and skills that occurs at the final stage of behavioral development, we attempted to determine the age at which the corpus callosum completes its active growth period. We assessed the growth rate of the corpus callosum by measuring its area twice on midsagittal magnetic resonance imaging scans separated by a 2-year interval, in a series of 90 subjects with a wide range of ages. We observed an increase in the size of the corpus callosum as long as human mentation expands, up to the middle 20s. Clinical and experimental data about the corpus callosum, together with the present findings, suggest that the corpus callosum is part of the highest order-latest maturing neural network of the brain.
Reading between [their] lines, I see: in order to determine whether your brain has finished developing, we need to put you in a very strong magnetic and radioactive field which will damage your brain development.
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25439844? ago
I couldn't care any less for the victims. I am, however, concerned for Kyle's well-being. The "mob" is trying to get this kid killed. Couple that with the PTSD that this poor kid is more than likely going to suffer and the whole situation is not good.
25443103? ago
He is also gonna carry with him for the rest of his life that he killed someone. Doesn't matter that it was justified and necessary (kill or be killed). Given his young age that will be a heavy burden for a long time. Hopefully he is more mature than others his age and is able to cope. His brain isn't even finished developing yet.
I hope he has a strong support system around him, and that they constantly enforce that he had no choice, he did the right thing, and any other good, logical person would've done the same in that situation. Judging by his reported background the kid is set up for doing great things in his future. Make sure he gets there safely.
25447199? ago
I agree with everything you said. Even this:
But upon reading it, I question -- is that a Jewish psychological trick? That's not a real science. How do we measure "a brain that has completed developing" -- are there physical characteristics we can look to?
Or is it more just "ask some questions and flip a coin"?
I don't know. And I want to.
God bless.
25447712? ago
Good question. I searched for "when does a brain finish developing" and I found this: When does human brain development end? Evidence of corpus callosum growth up to adulthood . I have no idea if it is real or junk science, but it did come from the NIH.
Abstract
To locate structural changes in the brain accounting for the increasing effectiveness in cognition and skills that occurs at the final stage of behavioral development, we attempted to determine the age at which the corpus callosum completes its active growth period. We assessed the growth rate of the corpus callosum by measuring its area twice on midsagittal magnetic resonance imaging scans separated by a 2-year interval, in a series of 90 subjects with a wide range of ages. We observed an increase in the size of the corpus callosum as long as human mentation expands, up to the middle 20s. Clinical and experimental data about the corpus callosum, together with the present findings, suggest that the corpus callosum is part of the highest order-latest maturing neural network of the brain.
25447892? ago
Reading between [their] lines, I see: in order to determine whether your brain has finished developing, we need to put you in a very strong magnetic and radioactive field which will damage your brain development.
Like I opined -- flipping a coin. :)