SBF,
If Tallis has a peer reviewed scientific paper on this exact topic, the neuroimaging of emotional brain states, then I'd be more than happy to read it. However, if you're just going to continue to strawman "Next time you see a prettily coloured brain scan next to an article burbling on about breakthroughs in understanding our humanity, reach for the salt." then please don't waste my time.
My position is not based on "prettily coloured brain scans". It's based on the academic research of neuroscientist and the conclusions they have reached. Once again, if you think evidence is invalid or the conclusions are not justified then you're more than welcome to reach out to the scientists to explain to them why you're the authority on the topic. And you can provide them with YOUR research and YOUR conclusion that you have gotten through the peer review process.
But what you DON'T get to do is try and badger me over the head with some science pop article that was written before the research was done. Nor do I care about the quote mining you've done on Tallis. If we are having a conversation about epilepsy or neurological rehabilitation - the areas where Tallis has done research - then yes I'd defer to him in a heartbeat as he's one of the leading authorities on the topic. But when it comes to areas where he hasn't done the research - then I'm going to trust the scientists who HAVE done the research and HAVE gotten their work published.
You consistently do this SBF. You demand evidence up the nose from everyone else to support everything they say and then you try to counter them with flimsy little blogs and quotes from people who are not experts on the topic - who have not done research on the issues - and who have not passed peer review.
