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Originally Posted by CraigD
The terms “natural” and “unnatural” aren’t meaningless, but their meanings differ greatly in different contexts.
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I don't like to dwell too much on language. If the term we're using is ambiguous, we either throw it out and use a new one, or agree to use the old one in a technical sence...either way the controversy should be over inside of a paragraph. I still think this thread is open to an anthropological discussion about civilization from a biological perspective.
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Originally Posted by CraigD
 I think the point behind the wager, however, is right on, and a good example of thinking of embracing the concept of the embodied mind. Rather than seeking a detailed, minute understanding of the brain, cognitive linguistics and psychology appear to me to be focused on discovering simple, practical models in which a surprisingly small number of metaphors can be used to explain nearly all thought and behavior. Via such approaches, a practical scientific understanding of the mind may be possible without understanding its detailed neurodynamics – possibly a good thing, as the latter may prove very hard to gain. |
This is very gracious, thank you. My little nerological digression was audacious and probably straightup wrong - but hey, I love being wrong! I learn so much that way. I still think language co-opts almost all parts of the brain, particularly the visual cortex but I'm not sure why - something I've read, perhaps out-dated. I think my free minutes this week will be consumed my this research.
