[lojban] Re: Summer School lojban

[Robin Lee Powell <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 11:09:01AM -0000, riderofgiraffes wrote:
> >>>> There are cards that have a colour on one side and a shape on the
> >>>> other. Laid out on the table are four of them showing:  
> >>>>  
> >>>>   Red   Green   Square    Triangle  
> >>>>  
> >>>> Which ones must you turn over in order to answer the question:  
> >>>>  
> >>>>     Does every red card have a square on the other side?  
> >>>>  
> >>>> If the SWH is true then lojban speakers should have an advantage
> >>>> on this one. 
>  
> >>> I agree, but I don't think you got far enough into lojban to see
> >>> any effect.  
> >>   
> >> Absolutely I didn't get enough time in the Summer School for this.
> >> The question is, do members of this group get it right?  
> >  
> > Ask it in Lojban.  :-) 
>  
> If I ask it in lojban then that does not only test whether someone
> thinking has changed as a result of knowing lojban. 

I have no idea why you would want to test this.  The SWH is about
people's thoughts changing because of the language they are
communicating in, is it not?

-Robin

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