+281 If Professor Xavier could control things with his mind, why doesn't he use it to control his legs, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, he doesn't really have telekinesis does he? Isn't it just mind reading and stuff like that?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

He can't control "things" with his mind, he controls other minds with his mind-- he's already controlling his own mind.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

maybe he likes his chair

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm sure he would if he could, but he can't.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In hindsight, all of your responses make sense. I don't know how I missed that, I am a huge X-Men fan.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Same here! X-MEN is the best, but I never thought of that. I guess it comes down to the science of how telepathy works. If he can trigger electrical signals in the brain, maybe he could do the same for legs. But I'm guessing mravel would have some explanation if it ever came up.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No... if his legs are broken, then no amount of triggering that part of the brain will allow you to walk, because it's literally disconnected, even if it's still connected to your body. You wouldn't need telepathy to be able to do that... anyone would be able to. In addition to that, I'm pretty sure Professor X is only telepathic, not telekinetic

by Anonymous 13 years ago

He is only telepathic, and I meant somehow sending signals to the leg without going through the brain first.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That would require the legs having something to receive though... I dunno haha it's a cartoon, where logic isn't required. What you say may be possible for him (because maybe a mutant's body construct is different from normal humans), but I can't see it being possible using our anatomy. Get it? Like if the only thing that was different from Professor X and a normal person is his brain (which allows him telepathy), then he won't have anything in his legs to receive the signals, because the receptors would be damaged.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oh well I was thinking more along the lines of the spine had a problem, so the legs were fine just inaccessible. But yeah, it is a cartoon. An awesome one.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Whether this actually makes sense or not, I cracked up.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

How does this have such a high score? He has telepathy, not telekinesis.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Because most people don't know that he just has telepathy, probably think he just has all psychic powers.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I mean Jean Grey is always moving shit around with her mind so I guess I never realized that they have completely different powers, and that he can't do that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago