[lojban] Re: Piraha and SWH

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

On Sat, Aug 21, 2004 at 10:15:04AM +0100, Zefram wrote:
> Pierre Abbat wrote:
> >could be convinced to let their children take math lessons so that
> >when they grow up they can tell when they're being cheated?
> 
> This was something that occurred to me.  

The article specifically mentions that:

1.  They do not allow discussions with women or children.

2.  Their entire culture is based on not learning things from outsiders.

-Robin

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