[MD] bee language learning( to magnus)

[Gareth Evans]

I do not think that a dictionary is the final arbiter on the meaning of
words. In my experience, when I look up a word, I usually find that there
are other words that I need to look up or I am referred back to the original
word. For example in one book I am told that linguistics is the scientific
study of language. And then in the same glossary I find that language is the
object of study of linguistics, round and round we go.
In the world of bees the question to which the hive wants an answer is
"Where is the best nectar source?"
The bee dance can give that answer in terms of " In what direction is the
best nectar source(of which we have knowledge)?" But the bees are confused
when the biologists put the nectar source on a flag pole. Different levels
confuse even this forum so that is not to denigrate bee society.

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Magnus Berg <McMagnus at home.se> wrote:

> On 2010-08-21 22:46, craigerb at comcast.net wrote:
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>> [Magnus]
>>
>>> I can report
>>> that bees are capable of responding to intellectual value.
>>>
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>>  I.e. learn
>>> from prior experience and change behaviour dynamically.
>>>
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>>
>> .
>> I can report that this is biological behavior.
>> Report back when bees write their first dictionary.
>>
>
> Then I can report back that your biological level doesn't hold up to
> scrutiny. It will fold like a house of cards.
>
>        Magnus
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