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15. Our excuse as humans us that are memories are better and we have cultural learning

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Mon Mar 1, 2021, 10:02 AM

Mar 2021

So you remember and act in accordance with what society tells you, even if it's just from an old book written thousands of years ago and the things they tell you aren't even in the book.

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My cat denies reality when it doesn't fit her experience. [View all] wnylib Mar 2021 OP

You'd like the short book, the Fur Person Karadeniz Mar 2021 #1

Never heard of it. Do you have a brief summary? wnylib Mar 2021 #2

"The Fur Person" by May Sarton TexLaProgressive Mar 2021 #3

May Sarton. Boy I haven't thought of her in awhile soothsayer Mar 2021 #14

Based, probably, on the author's cat, it traces cat's search for the right housekeeper and his life Karadeniz Mar 2021 #5

Thanks. I will look for it. Sounds good. wnylib Mar 2021 #7

Thanks, found the Kindle edition on Amazon for .99! Ocelot II Mar 2021 #20

K&R JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #4

Years ago NJCher Mar 2021 #6

Right, and wasn't it Abe Lincoln who emaciated the slaves? 👀 progree Mar 2021 #8

I think you meant "emancipated"? wnylib Mar 2021 #10

Nope, I meant emaciated, as an example of some idiotic thing Josh Hawley and people like him might progree Mar 2021 #11

OK. I get it. wnylib Mar 2021 #12

😂❤️ progree Mar 2021 #13

I usually waited until the last minute wnylib Mar 2021 #9

Our excuse as humans us that are memories are better and we have cultural learning marylandblue Mar 2021 #15

Cultural learning has the advantage of wnylib Mar 2021 #16

Yeah it needs to be updated, but we are biased towards not doing that unless forced to. marylandblue Mar 2021 #17

I don't think that change is always wnylib Mar 2021 #18

Yes that's all true. I had teachers like that too. marylandblue Mar 2021 #19

I think I remembered what he said wnylib Mar 2021 #21