I don't think we are in disagreement except in my questioning the use of the term hardwired. It is not a term applicable to the organic nature of the human brain. This term is newly applied to humans, since the advent of the computer age. Other metaphors to liken the neural structures of the human brain are more accurate, even something as odball as shower-head or fountain plumbing.
I appreciate your reference to the human ability to see faces in nearly any pattern. The human brain has an unusually large area devoted to facial recognition enabling us to recall a huge number of different faces and to "read" extremely subtle facial expressions. Our sense of smell, on the other hand, is relatively poor. For dogs it is the opposite. Their brains have a large area devoted to smell and a small area devoted to sight. Yes, I agree that a human brain would not become, say, a dog brain. Any ordinary dog will outsmell any human every time. Oh, yes, I also question the inductive logic of the statement that says in effect that we are only capable of what we are capable of --which is not to say it is a false statement. As I said, it is a truism. WC --- On Fri, 10/3/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Perceptual Cropping was Marks on Canvas > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, October 3, 2008, 7:51 PM > William, > Regarding "hardwired potencies". > I am very aware that the human brain is not static in its > structure; > including the neuronal networks. The human brain does have > biological parameters > that differentiate it from other creatures, and even when > damaged and > self-repaired it still remains within the confines of a > human brain. Though amusing, it > would be most unlikely to suffer a severe head injury, > have it heal and > become a baboon or aardvark (in brain structure and > function ;-) Hardwired > potencies are human inherited cognitive traits. > My point to Frances was that I believe that all the > generative cognitive > prejudices we have are attributable to our brain - the > inherent structure and > functioning of it. Perceptual cropping is one such > cognitive prejudice that is > inherited. Another would be the seeing human faces in > patterns that are not > faces such as clouds and wood grain. > > > > Luis Fontanills > Architect > > > > > > **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening > at your destination. > Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! > (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001)
