Re: Sensory and sensibility and a big question

From: Philip Jonkers (PHILIPJONKERS@prodigy.net)
Date: Sun Jan 20 2002 - 23:54:07 GMT

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From: "Philip Jonkers" <PHILIPJONKERS@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: Sensory and sensibility and a big question
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    >
    >>
    >>Certainly the capacity for it is hardwired, like our
    capacity for
    >>language. But it is a develpmental capacity, and
    needs environmental
    >>input.
    >>
    >>(The ultimate test for memetics would be ultimately
    unethical- requiring
    >>a human to be raised in total isolation.)
    >
    >
    >But it has occurred naturally. Feral children. I
    found this link on
    >the web after doing a search on feral child. Maybe
    it would have
    >something interesting.
    >
    >http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Social_Science
    s/Psychology/Child_Psychology/Feral_Children/

    You're right at the Frankie but we covered that
    a few months ago already (November or something).
    If you're interested in the
    thread on that subject go back to the archives and
    start reading from my posting
    `Debunking Pseudoscience: Why horoskopes really work'.
     
    Philip.

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