• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So you’re basically saying that independent thought is a myth. What heinous material conditions forced you to come up with THAT turd? 🤦

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I am not. I am saying that people are products of their environment. Someone raised with no concept of “Jupiter” wouldn’t think about Jupiter.

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        actually, “Jupiter” would not exist as a concept if not for someone raised without it inventing it in the first place.

        People are influenced by their environment for sure, but not only is the environment influenced by the people too, there are also myriad other determining factors at play.

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            1 year ago

            People’s environment can INFLUENCE their ideas, sure, but it doesn’t DICTATE them regardless of all other factors.

            And fyi sometimes Brians DO secrete, but they’ll thank you not to draw attention to their embarrassing medical issue.