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http://chemistry.about.com/cs/medical/a/aa051601a.htm Jacobson's Organ and the Sixth Sense Human Extrasensory Perception? By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com See More About: * vomeronasal organ * esp * flehmen reaction * sense of smell Traditionally humans have been thought to come equipped with five senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. Animals possess several extra senses, including altered vision and hearing, echolocation, electric and/or magnetic field detection, and supplementary chemical detection senses. In addition to taste and smell, most vertebrates use Jacobson's organ (also termed the vomeronasal organ and vomeronasal pit) to detect trace quantities of chemicals. While snakes and other reptiles flick substances into Jacobson's organ with their tongues, several mammals (e.g., cats) exhibit the Flehmen reaction. When 'Flehmening', an animal appears to sneer as it curls its upper lip to better expose the twin vomeronasal organs for chemical sensing. In mammals, Jacobson's organ is used not simply to identify minute quantities of chemicals, but also for subtle communication between other members of the same species, through the emission and reception of chemical signals called pheromones. In the 1800s, Danish physician L. Jacobson detected structures in a patient's nose that became termed 'Jacobson's organ' (although the organ was actually first reported in humans by F. Ruysch in 1703). Since its discovery, comparisons of human and animal embryos led scientists to conclude that Jacobson's organ in humans corresponded to the pits in snakes and vomeronasal organs in other mammals, but the organ was thought to be vestigial (no longer functional) in humans. While humans don't display the Flehmen reaction, recent studies have demonstrated that Jacobson's organ functions as in other mammals to detect pheromones and to sample low concentrations of certain non-human chemicals in air. There are indications that Jacobson's organ may be stimulated in pregnant women, perhaps partially accounting for an improved sense of smell during pregnancy and possibly implicated in morning sickness. Since extra-sensory perception or ESP is awareness of the world beyond the senses, it would be inappropriate to term this Sixth Sense 'extrasensory'. After all, the vomeronasal organ connects to the amygdala of the brain and relays information about the surroundings in essentially the same manner as any other sense. Like ESP, however, the sixth sense remains somewhat elusive and hard to describe.

Smells also retain an uncanny power to move us. A whiff of pipe tobacco, a particular perfume, or a long-forgotten scent can instantly conjure up scenes and emotions from the past. Many writers and artists have marveled at the haunting quality of such memories. In The Remembrance of Things Past, French novelist Marcel Proust described what happened to him after drinking a spoonful of tea in which he had soaked a piece of madeleine, a type of cake: "No sooner had the warm liquid mixed with the crumbs touched my palate than a shudder ran through my whole body, and I stopped, intent upon the extraordinary thing that was happening to me," he wrote. "An exquisite pleasure had invaded my senses...with no suggestion of its origin... "Suddenly the memory revealed itself. The taste was of a little piece of madeleine which on Sunday mornings...my Aunt Leonie used to give me, dipping it first in her own cup of tea....Immediately the old gray house on the street, where her room was, rose up like a stage set...and the entire town, with its people and houses, gardens, church, and surroundings, taking shape and solidity, sprang into being from my cup of tea." Just seeing the madeleine had not brought back these memories, Proust noted. He needed to taste and smell it. "When nothing else subsists from the past," he wrote, "after the people are dead, after the things are broken and scattered...the smell and taste of things remain poised a long time, like souls...bearing resiliently, on tiny and almost impalpable drops of their essence, the immense edifice of memory." http://www.hhmi.org/senses/d110.html

Are there really only 5 senses?

You get enough tears to fill an ocean.

Class!----Class!----Class!

Blatant PFAL Error "Write The Teacher"

When you're weary----feelin' small

Probably a distant cousin of Buckeye Chuck. (Shameless plug for Buzzard Day)

The gospel that Jesus preached was addressed to Israel and it was completed. It's in writing for our learning not for our copying. snip The gospel record is Old Testament. We were taught this in PFAL. One would have to subscribe to "dispensationalism" to accept this as accurate. There are two ministries of Christ, and you're looking at the old one. Where is it declared that Jesus Christ had two ministries?

There are actually two separate aspects to this. First, you have a doctrinal aspect. Is it really possible for a person to be born of the "wrong seed" and is this what Genesis 3: 15, as well as I John3:9-12, is referencing? That aspect would best be considered in the doctrinal forum, in my opinion. Then there is the actual aspect. Nowhere in Genesis 4 does it ever say that the reason God cursed Cain was because he was born of "the devil's seed". Yet, Wierwille, in dealing with the account in Genesis 4, makes this proclamation on page 76 of Vol. III. "Because Cain was born of the devil's seed he was accursed of God and his offering could not be accepted. Regardless of one's theological beliefs, it is clearly an inaccurate rendering of what is written.

If I had to declare ONE rule of faith and practice, it would be The Golden Rule. It transcends religious boundaries and theological inclinations. But that's just me. :)

Mr.B. In the semi-early days (late 60s, early 70s) everything was pretty loose. Lots of hippie types showing up. You could go to twig in jeans and a tee shirt. You could meet spontaneously in a public park. You could have a "believers meeting" anytime there were 3 people and you felt like it. That looseness attracted people. They were already turned off by formality so this seemed like a fresh approach. Then it gradually got more regimented. Nicer clothes required for attendance. Long hair was now frowned on. Meetings had to be at certain times and follow a set format. Then the suit and brief case phase was ushered in. Then there were forms and schedules and rules and regulations and on and on --------until it began to resemble what people were looking to get away from in the first place. By the time it ended, it changed into what we were originally looking to escape. But it happened in small increments. And if you changed along with it, you didn't notice until there was no one left that resembled the "original" you. Hope that makes sense. edited---2x post

Here's another: Vol.III, page 76 "Because Cain was born of the devil's seed he was accursed of God and his offering could not be accepted. Genesis 4 tells of Cain's treatment." This is private interpretation on VPW's part. Here is what it actually says in Genesis 4 :8-12. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and slew him. And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? And He said, What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from my hand. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. ********************************************** Nowhere in Genesis 4 does it say that Cain was "born of the devil's seed". edit: (Or that it was for this reason that he was accursed of God)

Is this necessary?

I talk to the wind.My words are all carried away.The wind does not hear.The wind can not hear.

Mark Ham made those references on posts # 678 & 680.

Only a squirrel can appreciate the true "nuttiness" of it all.

Is there such a thing as an LCM "apologist"? Just curious.

I'm not so sure about the "wasted" part but It would have been great to down a few brews with Muddy Waters. It seems like just about everyone he mentored went onto success in their own careers. The list reads like a "who's who" of modern music. Makes me wonder what The Rolling Stones would have called themselves if Brian Jones hadn't been inspired by Muddy's song with the now famous line, "I'm a rolling stone.".

You might try here.

Late at night it's hard to rest So I hold your picture to my chest And I feel fine

Leaving On A Jet Plane---Peter, Paul and Mary (and, of course, John Denver)

Not my cup of tea. I've already wasted too much time worrying about whether I was wasting too much time

Your patronizing insults have worn thin. "I'm too busy to be bothered with you.." "You guys don't have the necessary brainpower." "None of you ever learned how to study." "You're all too lazy to work at this." "No one was paying attention." "I'll only discuss this in PM's so I can control the secrecy." "You guys are wasting my time." etc. etc. etc. etc. Unless you can approach this, or any other subject, like a rational human being and have a healthy respect for others opinions, I see no valid reason to attempt engaging in this thinly veiled PFAL "info-mmercial" any longer. Good luck, Mike