Re: This just in: Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD is untruthful!

From: SomeGuy (spam_at_spam.sp)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:26:34 GMT

"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <andrew@heartmdphd.com> wrote in message
news:41334089.4110F9CA@heartmdphd.com...
> SomeGuy wrote:
>
> > "Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <andrew@heartmdphd.com> wrote
> >
> > > As if the blind can assess the visual function of the seeing.
> >
> > Andrew, are you saying that the blind can NOT assess the visual function
of
> > the seeing? I just want to make sure I understand you.
>
> It is written plainly.

Well, it was a yes/know question, but as you say, the untruthfull have a
hard time answering those. Anyway, I just checked with a blind acquaintance.
The conversation went something like this:

SomeGuy: Jerry, you're blind, right?

Jerry: Yesssss . what's this about?

SG: Bear with me. You have no sight at all, right?

J: Right.

SG: Do you think you could determine if another person could see? I mean,
can you tell is someone is blind or not?

J: Hmmm . Well, I guess I could hold up a few fingers and see if they could
tell how many. If they were blind they couldn't guess correctly too much.

SG: So, you could tell if someone had vision?

J: Yeah, I guess so. I could also type a paragraph on the computer and have
them read it back to me. That would tell me if their vision was severely
impaired or not.

SG: I see. So, you could tell if they had vision and maybe how well they
could see. What about determining if someone was totally blind?

J: Hmm . I guess someone could work up some kind of test pattern program.
You know, something on the computer. A blind person could run it, I guess,
but what's the point?

SG: Well, I know this guy who says that blind people can't assess the visual
function of the seeing."

J: Huh?

SG: Yeah, he says it's not possible.

J: <laughs> Well, he's not very imaginative. Does he actually know any blind
people?

SG: I guess not.

So, Andrew, I guess you're wrong. Were you being untruthful in your
statement, or just deceitful?

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