Posted by Nick on July 13, 1999 at 12:16:30:
In Reply to: Re: The Languages of Pao posted by Terry on July 13, 1999 at 08:07:34:
: : That must really cheer him up. The sapir-whorf hypothesis is a sad joke in modern scientific communities.
: Nick,
: I will admit that I don't know about current scientific thought on 1930's Sapir-Whorf theory and I'm not convinced you do either.
Never claimed to mate, I havn't read Lamark's ramblings either. I expect if you tried to argue the toss with a biologist from a Lamarkian perspective he might be prepared to use words as rude as 'wrong'.