The Full Moon

Oh Yes!
but,
Would this question be better addressed to a group of children?
Consider the effect the full moon has on the tides of the earth; then consider humans are 90% water.
But, this is stuff of third graders.
 
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In ancient times people believed the full moon caused madness in
some. Apparently there is not a lot of scientific truth in that today
but a study done a few years ago, suggested that those with bi-polar may be greatly affected.
 
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Yes there is definite a correlation between full moon and
behavior, of some folks at least....once worked as a security
guard at a mental inpatient facility, and can guarantee that
when full moon phase was coming about, the "patients" acted
out many ways....even civilians coming to the place to do wierd
stuff.....esp after dark.....spooky at times!!!
 
Jamala said:
In ancient times people believed the full moon caused madness in
some. Apparently there is not a lot of scientific truth in that today
but a study done a few years ago, suggested that those with bi-polar may be greatly affected.
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oldaunt said:
Thats why they called them LUNAtics
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“…a correlation to the full moon and human behavior...”

My initial responce is to say no, not a chance – because that’s just me. But if I were to think about it a bit longer, I would say there are ambiguous scientific results, so in reality, who knows?

I don’t think there is any strong evidence to support that the moon has a direct influence on human behaviour. Factors, such as stress, sleep patterns, and environment, are more likely to have more significant impact on how people behave, and feel?

Then again, there is the word lunatic to consider, or "LUNAtics" as oldaunt puts it. For me I would have to consider where did this word come from, and what exactly did it originally mean. Etymology is a wonderful thing, we can all learn a lot from it, if we are prepared to put our brains in gear.

So we might then wonder what the word ‘lunatic’ might tell us about the moon:

Lunatic, anglicised from Old French, ‘lunatique’. If we originally took the word from the French, then it’s probably Latin, as I believe the French took a lot of words from Latin. So here we go: Latin, ‘lunaticus’, "moon-struck," Luna clearly meaning moon in Latin. Moon-struck meaning being affected by the moon? In reality the word may have even originated further back from Latin. Greek perhaps?

So why did the ancients need a word to describe the effects the moon has on humans, or some humans. Your guess is as good as mine.

I’ve not fully made a conclusion; I’m still just formulating my thoughts…
 
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Oh, oh better watch out...EVEN A MAN WHO IS PURE IN HEART AND SAYS HIS PRAYERS BY NIGHT....[you know the rest-hehehehehe]!!!
 

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