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To: donh
If a ball travels behind a couch, the child will begin to anticipate the ball coming back into view at the appropriate place and time with it's eyes. An act of faith in Newton's laws, I contend.

Good of the Designer to find a way to pack all that good "pre-learned" stuff into our DNA.

Didn't I once get into a discussion about Chompsky on this issue -- whether such skills are inborn or have to be learned? Mighty tight coding, in any case.

6,245 posted on 01/31/2003 12:10:23 PM PST by js1138
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To: js1138
Good of the Designer to find a way to pack all that good "pre-learned" stuff into our DNA.

Perhaps you could consider respect for Newton's laws a tropism. Like algae swimming toward light. Quite a handy thing to have if you have to live outdoors, and make a living in rough terrain all day.

6,247 posted on 01/31/2003 12:16:08 PM PST by donh
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