Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted October 29, 2017 Moderators Posted October 29, 2017 * Koko, a gorilla has been taught some 2,000 words. * Koko can communicate in 1,000 words of sign language. * Caser, a border collie has learned the names of 1,000 toys and can retrieve them on command. This took thousands of hours of training and has resulted in an intelligence level of a 2 1/2 year old child. * Alex an African grey parrot can count to six and knows 100 words. * Humans have abstract thought, other animals have not demonstrated that. NOTE: The above information came from page 58 of the publication listed in the next post. Quote Gregory
Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted October 29, 2017 Author Moderators Posted October 29, 2017 Read the following test sentence, written in English. The fact that you understand it demonstrates that in reading the first and last letters of a word are most important. In addition, it demonstrates some of the processing that goes on in your brain: A bbay hsa bairns, but it deons't knwo mcuh. Exepirnece is teh olny timhg taht birngs konewlgde, adn teh lngoer yuo are on Ertah teh mroe epexinerce yuo are srue to gte. NOTE: Taken from YOUR BRAIN: The Art, Magic, and Science of what Makes You You. Published by It's All In Your Head. November 2017. Quote Gregory
B/W Photodude Posted October 29, 2017 Posted October 29, 2017 Try ready that sentence with all caps! Quote >>>Texts in blue type are quotes<<< ***************************************************************************** And therefore as a stranger give it welcome. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. --Shakespeare from Hamlet ***************************************************************************** Bill Liversidge Seminars The Emergent Church and the Invasion of Spiritualism
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