... ZerkonX <Z...@X.net> wrote: On Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:04:06 -0800,zinnicwrote: This raises a problem for me in accepting the claim that brains of sentient biological organisms are tabla rasa devoid of a priori knowledge Can biological reaction be defined knowledge? Can you accept tabula rasa to mean a priori reaction? Since a blank slate holds the physical properties...

On Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:04:06 -0800, zinnic wrote: This raises a problem for me in accepting the claim that brains of sentient biological organisms are tabla rasa devoid of a priori knowledge Can biological reaction be defined knowledge? Can you accept tabula rasa to mean a priori reaction? Since a blank slate holds the physical properties of a blank slate it is not void of ...

Zinnic wrote: This raises a problem for me in accepting the claim that brains of sentient biological organisms are tabla rasa 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 of reactions to exigent circumstances in a manner conducive to high probability ...

... IMO the claim that a newborn's brain is a 'tabla rasa' is to deny not only its conditioning during in utero ...of rock has no shoulders) I guess that I am beating my own "tabla" [:-/] but you seem to be doing the same in your insistence that the ...). :-/. IMO the claim that a newborn's brain is a 'tabla rasa' is to deny not only its conditioning during in utero development...

On Feb 2, 2:27 pm, Michael Gordge <mikegor...@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 'tabla rasa' 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 the shoulders being chipped away by wind wate...

> 'Tabla rasa' is often promoted by those with a liberal agenda. In that religion 'tabla rasa' allows all inherited behavioral tendencies to be ignored and even actively denied. This is one of the many disconnects with reality in the liberal script that is promoting cultural deterioration.- Maybe in the same way that conservatives have used human nature as a means to the ends of ...

... This raises a problem for me in accepting the claim that brains of sentient biological organisms are tabla rasa devoid of a priori knowledge yet capable of complex responses to stimuli necessary for their... form of a priori knowledge. IMO the claim that a newborn's brain is a 'tabla rasa' is to deny not only its conditioning during in utero development but, more importantly,...

On Feb 3, 5:04 am, zinnic <zeenr...@gate.net> wrote: IMO the claim that a newborn's brain is a 'tabla rasa' 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 the shoulders being chipped away by wind wate errosion, so as it can eventually form a ball shape and roll under very ...

...the claim that brains of sentient biological organisms are tabla rasa devoid of a priori knowledge yet capable ...the claim that a newborn's brain is a 'tabla rasa' is to deny not only its conditioning... unconsciously, is a form of knowledge. Zinnic 'Tabla rasa' is often promoted by those with a liberal agenda. In that religion 'tabla rasa' allows all inherited behavioral tendencies to be ...

...This raises a problem for me in accepting the claim that brains of sentient biological organisms are tabla rasa devoid of a priori knowledge yet capable of complex responses to stimuli necessary for their survival ... a form of a priori knowledge. IMO the claim that a newborn's brain is a 'tabla rasa' is to deny not only its conditioning during in utero development but, more importantly, is ...