Kat, I had seen headlines about those twins and had written a note to myself to track down more information when I had time.

I know I'm putting up a lot of info. here about the physical stuff. That does not mean I have a mechanistic pov.

(This is an aside - As a psychotherapist who lives and works in an area with two major research institutions that do lots of research for the drug companies, and who crank out a lot of psychiatrists trained only from a biological model (i.e. mental disorder is all nature), this newer research is very validating and informative, especially since I work mostly with clients who do fall at the extreme ends of the normal curve in terms of their own life experiences. )

I'm not a linear thinker, and the other thread that I started to post to originally had my brain firing about all manner of tangentially related stuff, based not just what people were posting, but observations and speculations about what the posts were revealing about how people think and perceive. That thread touched on psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, theology, and probably a couple of other 'ologies.' But it boiled down to arguments about what constitutes reality. Can't talk intelligently about reality without talking about perception.   Can't talk about perception without talking about consciousness. Can't talk about consciousness without talking about experience. Can't talk about anything related to life without talking about biology. Can't talk about the individual without reference to the social.   

So I am interested in seeing this thread go all over the place, and be an exploration and a sharing of information and experience.