tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23819746.post114570076093335361..comments2023-06-04T16:36:10.645+08:00Comments on Musings of an Aspiring Polymath: Are we all crippled ?The Negative Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963006548339423249noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23819746.post-1145859627266910442006-04-24T14:20:00.000+08:002006-04-24T14:20:00.000+08:00I see what you mean. I think you are right, that t...I see what you mean. I think you are right, that there can be some experiments to test for at least some properties and functions.<BR/><BR/><BR/>However there are many possible complications to the issue. I'll raise some of them later (Friday perhaps, when I am liberated from stress).The Negative Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963006548339423249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23819746.post-1145804804242264142006-04-23T23:06:00.000+08:002006-04-23T23:06:00.000+08:00There should be a way to test if people have "adva...There should be a way to test if people have "advanced cognitive function" or not.<BR/><BR/>Taking the example of the blind/sighted people, the blind can do a test by setting up some obstacles which they know they would have difficulty in crossing. If the sighted people can complete the obstacle much faster than normal, then it should be concluded by the blind that these sighted people have another method of sensing. And from the accounts of the sighted people, they would name this sense "sight". And of course, they can conduct more experiments to find out what properties this "sight" has. They would have conclusive evidence that "sight" exists in these sighted people.<BR/><BR/>Similarly, there would be a way to test for "advanced cognitive function". The question is, what is the test?Jackson Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267650599398779304noreply@blogger.com