On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 7:41 PM, Abram Demski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ben, > > I have heard the argument for point 2 before, in the book by Pinker, > "How the Mind Works". It is the inverse-optics problem: physics can > predict what image will be formed on the retina from material > arrangements, but if we want to go backwards and find the arrangements > from the retinal image, we do not have enough data at all. Pinker > concludes that we do it using cognitive bias. I understood Pinker's argument, but not Colin Hales's ... Also, note cognitive bias can be learned rather than inborn (though in this case I imagine it's both). Probably we would be very bad at seeing environment different from those we evolved in, until after we'd gotten a lot of experience in them... ben ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=114414975-3c8e69 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
