Snowden (who really does, apparently, have epilepsy) helps an epileptic.

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52. Obama has been quoted as being for equality before he was against it.

So that doesn't even fly in the slightest.

He was on the record as pro-equality when he was a state legislator. He modified his position (i.e. lied) for the idiots in the red states when he ran for the Presidency. GHW Bush did the exact same thing on the issue of choice to get on the Reagan ticket.

No one ACTUALLY changed their minds in those two examples--they just bullshitted to get somewhere. Snowden did have a profound change of heart, for whatever reasons. It's some distance from "shooting leakers in the balls" to handing out the nation's secrets like Halloween candy.

If you don't believe that epilepsy, stroke and other brain issues have the capacity to change a person's thought process, then you are a pretty unique person. This is not a "bad" thing, it just IS. I don't know anyone with knowledge on these topics that would make the claim that the brain remains static in any event, but certainly not under the influence of something as portentous as epilepsy. The National Institutes of Health certainly think that changes are not uncommon:

Epilepsy can be accompanied by changes in cognition, personality, affect, and other elements of behavior. There is no single epileptic constitution or personality complex. A unifying theme to the behavior in epilepsy is diversity. As one looks at the behavioral traits reported in epilepsy, a specific and consistent pattern is lacking. Rather, extremes of behavior are accentuated: sometimes in one direction, often in both directions. Changes in emotional state are prominent among behavioral features in epilepsy. Some authors describe a prominent deepening or increase in emotionality, whereas others identify a global decrease in emotional life and content. Emotional lability is also reported. Sexuality and libido are typically decreased, but fetishism, transvestism, exhibitionism, and hypersexual episodes also occur. Concerns over morality may be lacking or exaggerated. Patients may be irritable and aggressive or timid and apathetic. The impressive list of people with epilepsy in politics, religion, arts, and sciences suggests a positive expression of this behavioral spectrum. Psychosis, depression, paranoia, and personality disorders may represent a negative pole of epilepsy-related behavioral changes. The most important aspect of behavioral changes in epilepsy for physicians is to recognize and treat dysfunctional behavior. Depression is a common problem that is often unrecognized and untreated. Other treatable problems include impotence, anxiety, panic attacks, and psychosis. Identifying risk factors will, it is hoped, assist in developing methods to prevent these disorders.

But you go on ahead and insist that there's no possibility of any changes in anyone's thought process in any way as a consequence of epilepsy.