Tuppence, there is no need to treat those who disagree with you condescendingly.
As for your other arguments: They do not support your little theory that 'intelligence does not need a brain.'
The first example is about a guy who has - I quote, with added emphasis- : 'virtually no brain.'
The second example is about children, having 1 half of their brain removed. I quote from the link you gave me, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/10/031015030730.htm :
The surgery, which leaves intact the deep structures of the brain (the thalamus, brain stem and basal ganglia), is performed at Hopkins on children with Rasmussen's syndrome, a variety of developmental abnormalities on one side of the brain, and on those who have had disabling strokes. Because children's brains are "plastic," if surgeons remove the affected portion of the brain, the remaining portion overtakes most of the functions of the missing side
You have tried to give me examples of people with half a brain, or a smaller brain than normal, who exhibit intelligent behaviour. I actually asked for examples of
intelligence (and/or creativity, speech or the ability to create worlds
) in
non material or brainless things/'entities' (?)/people.