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Re:Theory of Mind May Have Spontaneously Emerged in Large La... by pdonis on Thursday February 09, 2023 @06:51PM (#34733474)
> the very core skills that you're suggesting are innate abilities in a person regardless of their upbringing

I have made no such claim.

> This is exactly how you learned everything you know; your parents talked to you.

This is not even remotely close to being correct.

> Language grants you the ability to define concepts in the first place

There is a vast literature in cognitive science that disagrees with you.

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Re:Theory of Mind May Have Spontaneously Emerged in Large La... by s0ulphire on Thursday February 09, 2023 @07:31PM (#34733891)
Feel free to point me to something specific, like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_deprivation
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