[MD] Why are things called patterns?

[Joseph Maurer]

Hi Marsha and all,

Are "human cognitive processes" the only experience of structured reality or
can animal/human instincts process DQ?

Joe


On 3/25/12 9:40 PM, "MarshaV" <valkyr at att.net> wrote:

> 
> Hi Craig, 
> 
> 
> On Mar 25, 2012, at 11:43 PM, craigerb at comcast.net wrote:
> 
>> [Craig, previously]
>>> Can iron filings apprehend a magnet & arrange themselves in a pattern?
>>> Can a mother mouse apprehend the cry of her joey?
>> 
>> [Marsha]
>>> Not iron filings, a magnet, mother mouse or her joey are apprehended apart
>>> from human cognitive processes.
>> 
>> I HATE to say this, but it depends on what you mean by "apart from human
>> cognitive processes".
>> But what I am HAPPY to say is that "before there were humans with their
>> cognitive processes, a joey's cries were apprehended by its mother".
> 
> 
> That "before there were humans with their cognitive processes, a joey's cries
> were apprehended by its mother" could not be apprehended apart from human
> cognitive processes.
> 
> 
> Marsha
> 
> 
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