Re: Solidarity/Misanthropy (was Re: In defense of Windows)

In <KujpJrJQYE4KFwQc@xxxxxxxxxx>, on 10/22/2009
at 12:46 PM, Bernard Peek <bap@xxxxxxxxxx> said:

There was one specific experiment. The subject was shown themselves in a
mirror then they were distracted while a small coloured sticker was put
on their face. When they went back to the mirror if they made a move to
remove the sticker from their own face rather than on the image in the
mirror they were judged to be self-aware.

Splorf! You owe me a new keyboard. What is the reaction of a human being
who has never encountered a reflecting surface? What reason is there to
believe that they are testing anything other than general knowledge?

There have been similar issues regarding intelligence tests, and students
have been wrongly classified as a result. The issue is neither new nor
rocket science, although designing the tests properly *is* difficult.

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