On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 7:24 AM, Greg Chalik <mrg3105@gmail.com> wrote:
Had you noticed the mention Harry Harrison earlier
in the thread by another poster?
In Deathworld he did EXACTLY that, but through PHYSICAL WIRING at age seven I think. DinAlt had to be retrained in a kindergarten.
I have no idea why you want to bring this book series into the discussion, except possibly for its distraction value.
From wikipedia: "Deathworld centers on Jason dinAlt, originally from an agrarian planet Porgorstorsaand,[1] a professional gambler who uses his erratic psionic abilities to tip the odds in his favor."
dinAlt is not a Dorsai, nor is he from any other "fully-militarized society."
No mention is made of physical brain wiring or kindergarten re-training, only those "erratic psionic abilities."
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