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Re:Perceptions of musical octaves are learned, not wired in ... by twirlock on Thursday June 25, 2020 @10:29PM (#23648110)
Similarly to the existence of waves and simple ratios, actually no, numbers do not have cultural origins.
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Re:Perceptions of musical octaves are learned, not wired in ... by throwaway4666 on Friday June 26, 2020 @07:51AM (#23650939)
Funny how you seem unable to conceive of a people that doesn't have a concept of numbers ;-)
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Re:Perceptions of musical octaves are learned, not wired in ... by twirlock on Friday June 26, 2020 @11:55AM (#23653403)
I can conceive perfectly well "of a people" who don't have a concept of all kinds of things. It doesn't mean those things don't exist. Winkyface.
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