[lojban-beginners] Re: Almost there!

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 09:32:32AM +1300, Jim Cheetham wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-01-28 at 08:00, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > 3.  It will without question require more brain space then we
> > currently have, so they'll either need to give something else up
> > (allow me to suggest emotional centers for a start) or much
> > bigger heads.
> 
> Or, giving up something that is not 'brain', but is otherwise
> cloce to the normal cognition center ...
> 
> i.e. boost the efficiency of lungs, and you can reduce their
> volume. Then you have a space, protected by the ribcage, that is
> close to the brain/spinal cord. 

Yep, that works.

-Robin

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