[Tibetan Buddhism runs on the idea of thinking about what one has heard. A person must mentally discuss, debate, and entertain doubt on any subject that comes to mind. Under this practice, skepticism is highly encouraged and Tibetans believe that testing the word of Buddha (or others) is completely natural.
In essence, Cooper's mental response to learning of "controlling the elements" is as follows:
no subject
In essence, Cooper's mental response to learning of "controlling the elements" is as follows:
wat.]
And that's... normal. To you.