What I find is so interesting is how the same patterns repeat from thread to thread. See, e.g. http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...ghlight=Deluca

Basically it goes something like this, (1) thesis, (2) antithesis, (3) please show me the proof for your thesis/antithesis (maybe even a full text article if you've got one available), followed, almost invariably by (4-A) how dare you misquote me or (4-B) you're using an unfair argument, as opposed to (4-C) simply providing the requested backup information.

I feel that if members could simply back up there assertions with the wealth of information out there - and for those who need a little refresher course check out Molecular Biology Made Simple and Fun, D.P. Clark and L.D. Russell (Cache River Press, 2000) or Clinical Physiology Made Ridiculously Simple, Stephen Goldberg, M.D., (MedMaster, Inc. 2004) - we could all move a little more expeditiously from thesis to antithesis to synthesis.

There you have it, Dialectical Materialism in daily life and practice.

Mike