[lbo-talk] No Evidence ...

Luke Weiger lweiger at umich.edu
Thu Sep 18 17:40:27 PDT 2003



> But how often do we need to use formal logic to solve practical,
> real-life problems in a hunting and gathering society? Granted,
> a capacity for rigorous, logical reasoning helps a college
> student to pass Justin's philosophy course; but you're
> confusing success in a rarified academic environment with
> success in a quite different social context!
>
> Miles

Didn't some hunter-gatherer have to figure out how to catch fish? Before he or she did, presumably remembering where the fish were wouldn't have been of much use.

-- Luke



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