It is well-known, even among dilletantes in psychology & neuroscience such as myself, that a couple hours of near-total sense deprivation drives most subjects to varying degrees of agitation, up to pseudo-psychosis. (Symptoms indicative of psychosis vanish when normal stimuli are re-introduced to subjects, thus no lawsuits for these studies!) The study I vaguely recall involved remaining stationary in a room-temperature bathtub, in the dark. Given this known effect of the absence of nearly all stimuli, it seems reasonable to suppose that a similar effect on subjects deprived specifically of one or more types of stimuli, for example intellectual and/or physical challenges. Obviously, many people function sanely for long periods of safety, meaning not being in danger of life & limb. Therefore, it isn’t as simple as physical danger.

My starting hypothesis is that frequent, moderately strenuous exercise in combination with an average 40 hour work week is sufficient to keep all people sane enough to not kill at random. Less stimulation than that may be dangerous, in varying degrees depending on genetic background and other environmental factors to be determined by true experts in the relevant research fields.

More generally, a requirement for some type of external neurological stimuli, perhaps at some threshold intensity and/or duration, appears to exist and is most readily explained as a physiological result of the conditions in which the physical instruments of our intellect evolved.

Absent, uninvolved, or minimally involved parents can easily be imagined providing just such a minimally stimulating environment, without specifically blaming the parents or society as Mr. Rohrbough nauseatingly attempts. It is still, always the responsibility of the individual to find sufficient challenges to remain sane enough to not kill innocent people.

Absolutely classic. Michael Moore uses Columbine to push the ban of guns. No problem. Cindy Sheehan uses the death of her son as a sounding board to call the President a terrorist and murderer. No problem. But when Brian Rohrbough speaks, Think Progress is concerned about his “extreme views.” So much for credibility.

The thing that you have a problem with is that someone hit the nail on the head. The truth hurts.

I can’t believe how stupid your comments are.

What makes YOUR rights to free speech (which you obviously exercise on this website) are any more important that those of Christians.

You teach “tolerance” but expect it from us, and refuse to show it to anyone else.

I also find it deplorable that when someone says that are children are precious (yes, even unborn ones) someone can take offense with it.

I do believe in a woman’s right to choice. THIS RIGHT SHOULD BE EXERCISED BEFORE HAVING SEX. Our society teaches our children that you don’t have to be responsible or accountable for your actions.

I really feel sorry for you people, and will keep you in my prayers.

One day, you will acknowledge God as God, I’m just glad that I choose to now.

In Christ’s service always,
Beth

This guy obviously doesn’t and probably never did have the ability to rationally analyze facts, but the unfortunate thing is that there are so many like him. If there weren’t, Hannity, O’Reilly and Limbaugh would be on food stamps, not hauling in big dollars for their ranting and raving.

Second thought,
A wise teacher once gave me a great gift, and it was three words. “INTRINSIC VALUE OBLIGATES”
Which basically means if you percieve something to have value it will dictate your actions towards it. If offered a 1 dollar bill, compared to a 20 dollar bill a sane person would choose the 20 dollar bill every time. If a student/man has been taught that life has no value. That vengence, or selfishness compared to a young life (even life in a womb) is true then where does that leave our society? I see many intelectuals in the left who cry out at the loss of “innocents” on the world stage. Yet the only truly innocent MINORITY that has NO VOICE is deemed unworthy to live. Sentenced to death by the ones who are there to protect the minority. That is TRUTH!
I fear just as we look back upon Slave owners with such disdaine, so one day will we look upon those who fought for abortion.

Final thought,
After looking at history I have noticed that every generation had its problems it believed it could not overcome. But time does go on taking many of the problems with them, and always briging us more problems to spend our time on.

Thanks,
Tyler

ps I have noticed that I became to dependent on spell checkers in school! Sorry for the typos!

There is a de-valuation of human life in our country that may actually give psychos the “logic” they need for their dastardly deeds. If we will take the time to think about his comments before rejecting them in knee-jerk fashion, we may find some grain of truth in his rantings.

Even our Constitution acknowledges that our rights and value are endowed by the Creator. By contrast if you look to nature for your values you find cruel and caring beghavior–take your pick–and who are you to judge the descission of another?
Our generation has been told the lie of common descent by the process of natural selection long enough that some are actually begining to live accordingly.
It is time to wake up and expose the perpetrators of this myth. For starters just ask the next scientist you see to explain the origin of the information encoded in the DNA of everyliving thing. You will see more hand waving and hear more just-so-stories than a vaudvill act.
Start thinking!

so called
americans out there that believe that this guy should be shut up, or at least not be aired, are speaking out of stupidity. why did you respond by giving your opinion, like you opinion is more valueable than his? this man you critisize, did his homework. do you even know how this country was founded? why did christopher columbus come over here in the first place?
all you critisizers are the unimformed idiots.