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From: Wade T.Smith <wade_smith@harvard.edu>
> There is hardwiring which is developmental and _requires_ input, like
> language. And culture. And memes. I would not call this 'acquired
> wiring', but acquisition it certainly is. The tools of acquisition and
> the places to put what is acquired are parts of what is 'hardwired'.
Wade,
That is what J. Goudsbloem, a Dutch sociologist calls the ' civilation-
process '_ " people come into this world with a great capacity to learn,
but only with a few ready- made specifications to do it.
People must before anything master those. Each individual must go passed
this, yet it is dependable of the peer group and the society/ environment
wherein the group operates. " ( FM, 2 March 2002)
And this is constant under he threat of change !
Panta Rhei !!
Regards,
Kenneth
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