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Article 2278 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
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Subject: Re: Linear -> Non-linear theory bifurcation
Keywords: PPC=pumped phonon condensate
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Date: 19 Dec 91 15:49:44 GMT
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In article <60668@netnews.upenn.edu> weemba@libra.wistar.upenn.edu (Matthew P Wiener) writes:
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>Is there such a bifurcation in mental capabilities?  I think so.  I
>look at the evolutionary path from slug brains to Dan Quayle to homo
>sapiens, and quite simply, I do not see scale up.  I see something
>fundamentally new and different.  To me, this is rough experimental
>evidence against internal theories of cognition.

Does the radical change occur between the slug and Quayle or between
Quayle and humans?



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