The researchers believe their experiment demonstrates that the monkeys use a precursor of what investigators of human cognition refer to as declarative knowledge -- knowledge acquired rapidly and logically. This is in contrast to procedural knowledge, which is inflexible and acquired slowly through repetitive training on a particular problem.
"Although the subjects of this study lack the ability to declare their knowledge verbally, the breadth of their serial expertise suggests that they have all of the other features of human declarative knowledge," Professor Terrace said.
Much more scientifically stated, but still not anywhere near logical process. (precursor to, yes; but not there.)
Supposedly it is due to marginal Cajal-Retzius cells. Would be interesting to see a genetically engineered chimp with human levels of Cajal-Retzius cells.
I have an idea, John. We both buy 5 monkeys each. You teach them how to build links. I show them how Google works. You tell them what do do for 4 months and I tell them what keyword I need to rank for within 4 months and see if they figure it out.
Depends what it is you believe. If you believe daubing yourself with symbols will protect you from bullets, it might be very important if you are going into a gun battle. In that instance, your belief will probably get you killed. Pretty important, I'd say.
Depends what it is you believe. If you believe daubing yourself with symbols will protect you from bullets, it might be very important if you are going into a gun battle. In that instance, your belief will probably get you killed. Pretty important, I'd say.
Yes, pretty important. It would certainly seem so. But my point would be, what if not being killed isn't actually what is important? I realize that it's logical that it should be important. But what if we are dead wrong about this logical importance of death?
Well I certainly think so, that it's possible, despite all the science in the world. Not only that but I would put it, again, despite all known science, at 50/50.
The truth is out there, it's not relative. I typed this and that's the simple truth (fact). But what happened (facts) and why it happened (arguement) are two different things.
