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When the [[Learning Learning/Sage]] points at the moon ——— |
When the [[Learning Learning/Sage|Sage]] points at the moon ——— |
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———————— the fool looks at his |
———————— the fool looks at his [[Learning Learning/Parable 1/finger|finger]] |
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———————— the bad dog |
———————— the bad dog [[Learning Learning/Parable 1/bites|bites]] it |
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———————— the nice dog |
———————— the nice dog [[Learning Learning/Parable 1/licks|licks]] it |
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==Credits== |
==Credits== |
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"The sage points at the moon; the fool bites his finger." – attributed to Lao Tsu |
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Warren McCulloch used this version: |
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:"A child looks where you are pointing; a dog comes to your finger." |
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Unknown used this version: |
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:"A wise woman looks whose finger is pointing the moon, and asks: "Who are you? And why are you pointing me the moon?" |
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But issues about learning are seldom quite clear: |
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A pro-dog friend tells me that some dogs can learn to look where you are pointing. Human toddlers all learn to use and understand the pointing gesture very early but there is controversy about how much this is supported by innate factors. Perhaps it is entirely innate. |
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Latest revision as of 13:42, 15 May 2007
When the Sage points at the moon ———
———————— the fool looks at his finger
———————— the bad dog bites it
———————— the nice dog licks it
Credits
"The sage points at the moon; the fool bites his finger." – attributed to Lao Tsu
Warren McCulloch used this version:
- "A child looks where you are pointing; a dog comes to your finger."
Unknown used this version:
- "A wise woman looks whose finger is pointing the moon, and asks: "Who are you? And why are you pointing me the moon?"
But issues about learning are seldom quite clear:
A pro-dog friend tells me that some dogs can learn to look where you are pointing. Human toddlers all learn to use and understand the pointing gesture very early but there is controversy about how much this is supported by innate factors. Perhaps it is entirely innate.
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