Friday, 29 March 2019

Tabula Rasa



When a new born child arrives
With no innate perception
Without a clue no point of view
Nor any predilection

In need of warmth and suckle love
Sleeping soundly until when
Confusion of the senses call
Hunger’s fear torments again

Surrounded by so many clues
As each wakeful hour presents
Until the shades of patterned light
Make out where stories can commence

Living deep within surrounding hearts
Roaming free in brand new dreams
Consciousness demanding who we are
As ‘why?’ resides between sunbeams

It is a false belief that we are born with empty minds, a tabula rasa. Professor Steven Pinker.

The Blank Slate

2002 book by Steven Pinker
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature is a best-selling 2002 book by the cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker, in which the author makes a case against tabula rasa models in the social sciences, arguing that human behavior is substantially shaped by evolutionary psychological adaptations. The book was nominated for the 2003 Aventis Prizes and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Wikipedia


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