Re: Darwin, Evolution, the Animal Kingdom, and Man

From: The Sophist (sophist_at_brown.edu)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 17:39:37 -0500

patty wrote:

> Gimme a break! ADHD is pretty much a made up disorder. Sure there are
> some extreme cases, but when you quote ratios like "1:20" for ADHD, you
> are have just fallen prey to pharmaceutical companies desire to get into
> peddling speed. This disorder is not just for kids anymore, now adults
> can be screened <http://www.amenclinic.com/ac/addtests/adult.asp>, which
> you will fail if you live in the modern world. Take the results to your
> doctor and cajole her into writing the script. Oh goodie, let's all get
> high !
>
> patty

Actually, the test said it was unlikely I had ADHD. Perhaps I'm not
living in the modern world. 

-- 
Aaron Boyden
The main division between the so-called Continental and Analytic 
traditions has been disputes over whether the task of being unclear 
should be carried out in natural language or in a formal system.