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There's no reason to think the human brain learns things using purely statistical methods, and then turn around and try to argue that evolution cannot encode the same information into the structure of a baby using those exact same methods. Humans have lots of instinctual knowledge; geometry, facial recognition; kinesthetics, emotional processing; affinity for symbolic language and culture, just to name a few. What we don't have is knowledge of the specific details needed for socialization and survival.


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