Re: Challenge to the behaviourists, #1

From: David Longley (David_at_longley.demon.co.uk)
Date: 09/13/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:42:52 +0100

In article <ci46hm01cup@drn.newsguy.com>, Daryl McCullough
<daryl@atc-nycorp.com> writes
>David Longley says...
>
>>No, *we* actually do know what we are talking about when we talk about
>>"intelligence"
>
>Then why not answer Allan's question? He wants to know what the behaviorist
>concept of intelligence is.
>
>--
>Daryl McCullough
>Ithaca, NY
>
Perhaps because what we refer to as "intelligence" has already been
clearly explained and referenced. These days, there's a euphemism for
it. If you don't know what that is, maybe it's because you haven't been
following what's been said? That being almost certainly the case, maybe
it's you who's being hostile and evasive eh?

As I've pointed out before, the problem we have here is one of profound
ignorance *and* failure to examine naive folk psychological assumptions.

You need to learn a new set of behaviours, but so far I see no evidence
of any inclination or ability on your part (or many others here) to do
so. Instead, you seem determined to tell me that you won't!

Now that's what I call *stupid* behaviour. 

-- 
David Longley

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