Is Talent born of Imperfection?

Question

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8YXZTlwTAU

By the way, I would never call *any* person “imperfect”—or I would call *every* person imperfect…

In any case, my intent was to ask: how often is difficulty in one area linked to (or perhaps indicative of) brilliance in another area?

Answer 1

The world of the savant has always held a special fascination for me. It is not just a window into the curious dimension of the incredible tunneled abilities, but, perhaps more importantly, a testament to the fact that we still haven't found the ultimate trail from the Brain to the Mind and vice versa.

But one thing is quite obvious in this whole confused consciousness business: People With Savant Syndrome Are Not "Imperfect"; even if most of them are highly challenged when it comes to social skills.

Here is a question for you: Do you think we can genetically engineer a genuine "Polymath Savant" someday? ;-) :-)


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EDIT: My Dear QT - please forgive me and the asinine way that I worded my answer. It does give the impression that maybe "YOU" think of people with Savant Syndrome as imperfect; when I'm sure in reality NOTHING can be further from it. We all know your loving heart and your fair & brilliant mind; no explanations needed. None of us who knows you would ever think that you would ever call anyone "imperfect" - even a moronic like me who should go back and re-read his freaking answers more often! :-) :-)
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Answer 2

Oh My God!!! If this is what imperfection can do who wants to be perfect!!!

'Autistic' is the label given to him, I guess. I've always questioned the need to categorise humans under different labels...No one is born perfect. Just having all our senses in small small measures doesn't make one perfect. Or, just being deficient in one deptt., imperfect. To my mind it makes us like, a jack of all trades but he is master of one(at the very least)...

This video is mind-blowing!!! I can't remember what I ate yesterday or what I wore, and here is a man who can recall all that he's seen fleetingly, and reproduce it so beautifully. It's amazing what a human mind is capable of...endless possibilities...if only we could know how to replicate it!!!

Thanks a million for the awesome experience!!!

P.S. There is this lady, Shakuntala Devi, in India who has an incredible talent for solving long mathematical calculations within seconds. She has no known disabilities and her talent didn't diminish with her age. I wonder where she is presently?

Answer 3

Maybe, it's part of human evolution?

Answer 4

No, it overcomes it.