... claim that brains of sentient biological organisms are tablarasa devoid of a priori knowledge ... reaction be defined knowledge? Can you accept tabula rasa to mean a priori reaction? Since a blankslate holds the physical properties of a blank ...fact, it must have certain given properties to be blank and to be a slate. Also, the slate, or typewriter, or computer for that ...
...the claim that brains of sentient biological organisms are tablarasa devoid of a priori knowledge Can ... reaction be defined knowledge? Can you accept tabula rasa to mean a priori reaction? Since a blankslate holds the physical properties of a blank ... fact, it must have certain given properties to be blank and to be a slate. Also, the slate, or typewriter, or computer for that ...
Zinnic wrote: This raises a problem for me in accepting the claim that brains of sentient biological organisms are tablarasa devoid of a priori knowledge yet capable of complex responses to stimuli necessary for their survival and reproduction. One can extend this to 'non-sentient' organisms that are capable ...
... unchosen sexual preference reasoning fails on a simple test of pedophilia, therefore is not reasoning. The term tabula rasa as used by others refers to the idea that we are all born blankslates that are written upon by the experiences of life, nothing to do with choice. Read my reply to borg, my position is, man...
... your argument against man born tabula rasa is, that "you know that you ..., its probing YOUR argument against tabula rasa, its therefore a question defending ... to all views including the tabula rasa view although your take on what ... on the subject. The term tabula rasa as used by others refers to ... all born blankslates that are written upon by the experiences of life, nothing to do with ...
...a newborn's brain is a 'tablarasa' is to deny not ...that I am beating my own "tabla" [:-/] but you seem to be doing...is absolutely devoid of knowledge (tabula rasa). Your analogy is irrelevant to the fact that the fetus experiences stimuli in utero and has learned...kicked into gear" by in utero experiences. If you accept that the fetal... newborn's brain is tabula rasa. (I have heard it whispered ...
... rapists, robers, vandals, muderers, pedophiles, poofterism. Evidence that seems to contradict this blankslate theory of yours. Oh so they recognize the need of evidence do they? ..., that man ignores he is born tabula rasa and therefore MUST learn everything there is to ... many other's as you need to. Tabula rasa means THINK before you ACT, because the ACTION...
... The rejection of man is born tablua rasa is the acceptance of the unreasoned,... mind at birth as a content-free, blankslate on which are inscribed the skills ...down through processes of natural and sexual selection. Evolutionary psychology replaces the blankslate as a metaphor for mind with...greater ability to remember details in visual experience, while males are more physically aggressive, ...
......@xtra.co.nz> wrote: On Feb 3, 5:04 am, zinnic <zeenr...@gate.net> wrote: IMO the claim that a newborn's brain is a 'tablarasa' is to deny not only its conditioning during in utero development but, Which is like an analogy, that a chunck or slab of rock denies the "conditioning" of ...
...in fact found a contradction existing in your own ideas of tabula rasa, even by reading wiki? The context of tabula rasa IS KNOWLEDGE, therefore it ought make perfect sense to check both definitions surely? .... These researchers have some very good evidence about nueral structures. Evidence that seems to contradict this blankslate theory of yours.
