Jim Henderson wrote:
> I am not so certain about that. 

Actually, I'd go so far as to wonder whether it makes sense to talk about 
knowledge as "instinctive".  What is it that everyone (modulo birth defects 
etc) knows when they're born? That's instinct. Knowing how to *learn* a 
language is instinctive, but is it really knowledge? Is a falling pebble's 
compliance with the laws of gravity caused by instinctive knowledge of 
gravity by the pebble? If not, why is knowing how to learn a language 
"knowledge"? Does yanking your hand out of the fire have anything to do with 
knowing it's hot?

And certainly a Christian's knowledge of the existence of God isn't 
instinctive, or people wouldn't take children to Sunday School and read 
passages out of the bible. Perhaps the tendency to religion or other such 
stories is instinctive, but again is that "knowledge" or just a natural 
tendency?

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "We'd like you to back-port all the changes in 2.0
    back to version 1.0."
   "We've done that already. We call it 2.0."

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