Xref: utzoo comp.ai:1152 sci.lang:1682 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!dalcs!garfield!john13 From: john13@garfield.UUCP (John Russell) Newsgroups: comp.ai,sci.lang Subject: Re: Language Learning (anecdotes) Message-ID: <4293@garfield.UUCP> Date: 14 Dec 87 06:19:01 GMT References: <1966@uwmacc.UUCP> <12400009@iuvax> <1117@uhccux.UUCP> <2048@uwmacc.UUCP> <4181@utai.UUCP> <2053@uwmacc.UUCP> Reply-To: john13@garfield.UUCP (John Russell) Distribution: na Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's Lines: 20 In article <2053@uwmacc.UUCP> edwards@unix.macc.wisc.edu (mark edwards) writes: >In article <4181@utai.UUCP> murrayw@ai.UUCP (Murray Watt) writes: >:> My proof is that any adult can [ do whatever any child can do. ] >: ^^^^^ >: Is this a tableau proof or modus ponens? > > No. It was making a similar kind of statement to those who say > it can't be done. Their proof is as shallow as my stated proof is. Keep in mind that there are biological differences (eg puberty) so the molecules boinging around the brain-stem of a child aren't the same as for you and me. Babies can regrow part of a digit that's cut off (not sure up to what age) -- I'll let someone else volunteer to test that one out. John -- "Listen fathead, the ONE thing we DON'T need is some trigger-happy lunatic in charge... No I didn't mean you Mr. President... Yes sir, I'm sure you do get a lot of that sort of thing." -- Judge Harold T. Stone