From: Deepak Chopra Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 6:03 PM To: jeffrey E. Subject: Re: I agree totally That is why it is dangerous for doctors to g=ve prognosis to patients The nocebo effect Deepak Chopr= Carlsbad, CA 92009 <x-apple-data-detectors://0> =uper Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing <http://www.amazon.com/=uper-Genes-Astonishing-Optimum-Well-Being/dp/0804140138/deepakchcom07-20> On Jul 29, 2016, at 2:01 PM, jeffrey E. <[email protected] <mailto:jeevacation@g=ail.com> wrote: our physical sense organs eyes , ears touch s=ell taste. .and maybe a location sense ( my view ) = all operate in a very narrow band , we can =nly hear 20 - 20z hertz , see only a very narrow band across t=e electromagnetic spectrum feel touch from mil ounces to a few pounds. smell=only a few smells ( dog better ) . these inputs along with , emotions , reflex, = all form a multidimensional shape . a mobject. ( ie a mental ob=ect ). language is an attempt to be able to transm=t my mobject to another brain.. i use words gestures&n=sp; music, sounds. touch to transmit my mobject. it is for animals that form a group. &nb=p; cells that form organs need to communicate with each other = and the whole entity , and the whole entity or group communicates with the individuals. . &=bsp; mobjects are somewhat like what Wittgenstein called a mental picture, but picture i= the wrong translation. they have more dimensions that p=ctures. the next subject is probabtility, =nbsp; it is important for you to grasp. If i tell you th=t S percent of all indian men will die at age 62, and as= , you what does that mean about your chances to die when you are 62= most people say 5 percent. = THAT is not true , NOT true at all , &n=sp; the statement says that if I have a group of 1000 men ,&nb=p; 50 are likely to die. that is it, it says absol=tley nothing about any single individual. . =othing at all. unless the probability is zero or 10