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fool

And a fine day to you as well. Can snakes talk? Just curious.

Wandered in here from Darwin Central did ya?

Yes. I'm on a super secret agent mission. But even they don't know. Please don't tell them as I just blew my cover.

you’re dropping straw and herring all over the place

Clever phrasing - hey, I give credit where credit is due. While I completely agree this whole talking snakes thing is not completely germane to the topic and I'm partially responsible for bringing it up, another correspondent on this thread continues to argue that there was indeed at least one snake at one point in very early human history capable of convincing a human being to do something she knew she shouldn't do.

That person defended her position by asking me if I've ever heard of four types of birds proficient in mimicry. I responded that snakes are not, in fact, birds. Do you disagree?

She also suggested that scientists "believe in magic." I responded that "magic" is something that involves thing for which there is no evidence, so no, the large majority of scientists do not "belive in magic," other than as an often entertaining artform that utilizes particular ways our brains operate.

You picked up the cause and challenged me to perform measurements on various aspects of mammalian brain functions. I answered your questions as best I could.

And now you're upset. Why is that?