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Originally posted by scottishinnzYes, I think I like hume to. I didn’t know much about him so I looked him up at wikipedia and I tend to agree with most of his idea's.
Hey I got David Hume too. Which is nice in a way since we're both Scottish.
I love Hume's description;
You are David Hume. You single-handedly made monkeys out of guys with a lot more education and experience than you, making you the most famous empirical skeptic who has ever existed. You believed that all ideas were merely copies of sensations, ...[text shortened]... the end of the day.
Maybe other can post the other descriptions? They'd be good to read!
Originally posted by LordOfTheChessboardI particularly like his little idea about the child bron with no senses. Basically it goes like this;
Yes, I think I like hume to. I didn’t know much about him so I looked him up at wikipedia and I tend to agree with most of his idea's.
Imagine a child is born without any sensory ability. It cannot see, feel, hear, smell or taste. Nothing. Imagine you keep this child alive until mental development would normally be complete. Does this child have a single thought running through it's head?
It's a great logical question! I mean the kid has nothing to compare anything with, and no source stimuli to think about. It doesn't have any language ability to think 'in'. I mean I think in english - i think! I guess it's like having a computer system without any bios or operating system. Or a keyboard!
Good stuff that man.
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Originally posted by scottishinnzOMG I made up exactly that same thought experiment by myself after hearing this similar one from a friend: A person is born blind and gets to feel a cube and a sphere. Now the question is if he can point out the cube when he gains eyesight just by looking at the objects.
I particularly like his little idea about the child bron with no senses. Basically it goes like this;
Imagine a child is born without any sensory ability. It cannot see, feel, hear, smell or taste. Nothing. Imagine you keep this child alive until mental development would normally be complete. Does this child have a single thought running through puter system without any bios or operating system. Or a keyboard!
Good stuff that man.
Amazing!
