I like the tree example, and I think it's quite useful (and fun) to think of dumb and speculative way for the genome to access world concept. For instance, in response to "I infer that the genome cannot directly specify circuitry which detects whether you’re thinking about your family", the genome could:
Hardcode a face detector, and store the face most seen during early childhood (for instance to link them to the reward center).
Store faces of people with an odor similar to amniotic fluid odor or with a weak odor (if you're insensitive to yo
I like the tree example, and I think it's quite useful (and fun) to think of dumb and speculative way for the genome to access world concept. For instance, in response to "I infer that the genome cannot directly specify circuitry which detects whether you’re thinking about your family", the genome could:
- Hardcode a face detector, and store the face most seen during early childhood (for instance to link them to the reward center).
- Store faces of people with an odor similar to amniotic fluid odor or with a weak odor (if you're insensitive to yo
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