Thursday, July 06, 2006

uniquely human mental powers are due to...

There is no shortage of one-line theories of human nature.
-Paul Bloom, reviewing Changing Our Minds by Bruce E. Wexlerin Nature 442, 27-28 (6 July 2006)

This resonates with me, because we all love reduction. Complex ideas, even among scientists, are unpopular.

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