Intelligence and Lymphocyte

[Avraham]

Good afternoon.

 

Given this general definition of intelligence "Intelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving. "My question is:

 

can we induce intelligence to a lymphocyte??. Please explain the answer.

 

I know the question is out of the ordinary, but a company called 4Life says makes smart autoimmune cells and im trying to help out a friend whit this issue.

 

Thank you for your time.

[Psycho]

I really don't think you are going to be able help if when you here the term "smart autoimmune cells" your mind pertains to the idea that they can think.

 

I just looked at 4Life's website and primarily what they are selling are vitamin tablets in a fancy bottle, nothing more nothing less, if you take a multivitamin you will do just as well, however in most people who have a balanced diet multivitamins are pointless as you already gain all the vitamins you need within your diet whilst them also being absorbed far more effectively in this manner, which just means you end up with expensive urine taking extras.

 

The only real reason to take extra vitamins is if you are pregnant or happen to be anaemic. Athletes also tend to take extra supplements but these aren't normally essential and are more to get over the effects of the physical exertion they have put themselves under.

 

Which product were you looking at specifically which made the claim of creating "intelligent lymphocytes"? (which it won't do)

Edited October 9, 2011 by Psycho

[Avraham]

I really don't think you are going to be able help if when you here the term "smart autoimmune cells" your mind pertains to the idea that they can think.

 

I just looked at 4Life's website and primarily what they are selling are vitamin tablets in a fancy bottle, nothing more nothing less, if you take a multivitamin you will do just as well, however in most people who have a balanced diet multivitamins are pointless as you already gain all the vitamins you need within your diet whilst them also being absorbed far more effectively in this manner, which just means you end up with expensive urine taking extras.

 

The only real reason to take extra vitamins is if you are pregnant or happen to be anaemic. Athletes also tend to take extra supplements but these aren't normally essential and are more to get over the effects of the physical exertion they have put themselves under.

 

Which product were you looking at specifically which made the claim of creating "intelligent lymphocytes"? (which it won't do)

 

Thank you for your answer, I agree with your answer, but could you explain why can or can't you induce intelligence to a cell?, im asking this because im not a M.D im a system engineer and im looking for an accurate information about this subject. The issue is that i have a friend working with 4life and he claims that some 4life products can induce intelligence in the inmune system. Thank you again for your time.

[Psycho]

Thank you for your answer, I agree with your answer, but could you explain why can or can't you induce intelligence to a cell?, im asking this because im not a M.D im a system engineer and im looking for an accurate information about this subject. The issue is that i have a friend working with 4life and he claims that some 4life products can induce intelligence in the inmune system. Thank you again for your time.

Taking your definition of intelligence, most animal species wouldn't be classed as having it, when was the last time you saw a dog, having abstract thoughts, planning and reasoning.

 

What they mean by an intelligent immune system is having cells with a very specific nature so they only bind to one type of thing and not any other, like locks and keys, only one key will work in a certain lock, if the key had naturally adapted to fit that lock it (rather than being designed to) it could be said to be intelligent.

 

However, in the case of immune cells they do not evolve to fit "locks" (Pathogen associated molecular patterns/antigen) there are just so many different types of "key" (antibodys) that by coincidence one happens to fit, this "key" type (antibody) is then duplicated many times once it is found to be needed by the organism and binds to the foreign material (locks) the keys then attach to immune cells allowing them to swallow it up and destroyed with the lock (a bacteria or virus).

 

What the marketing of their products claim they do is enhance your immune system, when really if you have a healthy balanced diet your immune system is already running at full capacity so can't be enhanced.