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Re:A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest by jonbarker on Friday April 07, 2017 @11:04PM (#14065064)
Or she has some special mental capabilities due to the lack of linear thinking which is enforced by early language acquisition.
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Re:A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest by drdeca on Saturday April 08, 2017 @12:30AM (#14065319)
Hm? Examples?
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Re:A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest by nnain on Saturday April 08, 2017 @12:45AM (#14065354)
She can survive in a jungle for years, and communicate with a troop of monkeys. You need examples still?
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Re:A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest by drdeca on Saturday April 08, 2017 @01:13AM (#14065432)
I was thinking more regarding the "linear thinking" part
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Re:A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest by throwanem on Saturday April 08, 2017 @06:53AM (#14066336)
What's so special about the kind of life humans led before the invention of agriculture? Unusual these days, sure, but...
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Re:A girl was found living among monkeys in an Indian forest by jonbarker on Saturday April 08, 2017 @12:56AM (#14065378)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_determinism
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