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- From: Ian.Douglas@f119.n7102.z5.fidonet.org (Ian Douglas)
- Newsgroups: alt.atheism
- Subject: Just how much smarter are atheists?
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- Date: 21 Dec 92 20:25:03 GMT
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- Hi All!
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- On 19 Dec 92, nelson peter j wrote to All:
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- npj> I remember reading somewhere that Koko did NOT communicate complex
- npj> thoughts, but rather mimicked and copied her human trainer(s).
- npj> Her language was very, very crude, and did not show abstract thought.
- npj> As I remember it, the whole "experiment" was blown way out of proportion
- npj> by animal-rights type people. Anybody have a reference?
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- I also remember reading something along those lines, but was loath to mention it as it was only a memory.. :-)
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- Cheers, Ian
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