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>From: weemba@libra.wistar.upenn.edu (Matthew P Wiener)
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Subject: Scaled up slug brains
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Date: 12 Dec 91 18:25:03 GMT
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In-reply-to: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)

In article <12677@pitt.UUCP>, geb@dsl (gordon e. banks) writes:
>>There are some humans who are capable of behavior somewhat more complex
>>than that of your typical slug. You believe, on religious or some other
>>grounds, that human brains are merely scaled up versions of slug nervous
>>systems. Good luck with your theory, but don't expect everyone else to
>>believe until you come up with some evidence.

>I don't expect everyone to believe it or even examine the evidence,
>as you don't seem to be willing to do.

Well, OK.  What is the evidence that human brains are merely a scaled
up version of slug brains?  (Besides certain USENET posters and US vice
presidents?)

Would you call uranium merely a scaled up version of helium?  Would
you call the US economy a merely scaled up version of tribal barter?
Would you call USENET merely a scaled up talk(1)?
-- 
-Matthew P Wiener (weemba@libra.wistar.upenn.edu)


