These equations seem silly to me ... obviously science is much more than that, as Mark should know as he has studied philosophy of science extensively
Cognitively, the precursor for science seems to be Piaget's formal stage of cognitive development. If you have a community of minds that have reached the formal stage, then potentially they can develop the mental and social patterns corresponding to the practice of science. -- Ben On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 8:08 AM, Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- On Sat, 10/25/08, Mark Waser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Would it then be accurate to say SCIENCE = LEARNING + > > TRANSMISSION ? > > > > Or, how about, SCIENCE = GROUP LEARNING ? > > Science = learning + language. > > -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------- > agi > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD CEO, Novamente LLC and Biomind LLC Director of Research, SIAI [EMAIL PROTECTED] "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -- Robert Heinlein ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=117534816-b15a34 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
