Mike,
Civilized behavior, please Mike. When a squirrel sees me coming, he climbs a tree. There is only one behavior in response to that particular situation: how I was coming, how big I was, what direction I was walking, where was the tree, how many branches it had, what position he was in. You name it. There is a very complex, unique set of circumstances surrounding the "see me coming" situation. But the response to all that is only one behavior. Next time, the circumstances may be almost identical, but the devil is in the details: I said "almost." There may be the slightest of differences, yet the squirrel reacts in a completely different way. Maybe the tree is a little bit farther away, or was too thin, or the wind was blowing differently, who knows. Yet, there is only one behavior that follows as a consequence of that set of cirumstances. The same may happen many times, and yes, it is a world of possibilites and a world of behaviors. But for each combination of circumstances, the squirrel executes only one behavior. And that behavior lasts for a short time only, because the squirrel will adjust it again as soon as it encounters other situations or risks. Let's see if we agree up to this point. If we do, then I'll go one step further. Sergio AGI | <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/18883996-f0d58d57> | <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Modify Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> AGI | <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/6952829-59a2eca5> | <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Modify Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> AGI | <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/18883996-f0d58d57> | <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Modify Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> AGI | <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/18883996-f0d58d57> | <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; ad2> Modify Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-c97d2393 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-2484a968 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
