RE: Tests show a human side to chimps

From: Gatherer, D. (Derek) (D.Gatherer@organon.nhe.akzonobel.nl)
Date: Wed Nov 15 2000 - 15:36:26 GMT

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From: "Gatherer, D. (Derek)" <D.Gatherer@organon.nhe.akzonobel.nl>
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Subject: RE: Tests show a human side to chimps
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    Richard:
    You don't need to know too much about the workings of the hardware to have
    an understanding of the software.

    Derek:
    But only if the mind _is_ software on the brain's hardware. The Victorians
    thought it was steam in the brain's steam engine (seriously, I have a
    reference for this somewhere, a book by JZ Young if I remember rightly).

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