Do cognitive functions exist in an universal law excluded from human character?

[jakopic]

The real question is, can we assign cognitive functions to a tree?

Lets give them a brain first

 

[chubber]

Lets give them a brain first

If plants know they are being eaten aka, reacting to it. Perhaps it's a slow process that we observe and not naturally recognise.

 

[Little_Sticks]

you cant prove language exist?
Are you smoking something?

By reading this sentence and your quoting the realm of the forms alone it is apparent you don't quite grasp that concept and its implications

What are you getting on about? Language isn't a part of objective reality. We interpret language and use it to communicate, but its meaning has no tangible form, much like typology. I mean yeah sure, as a series of symbols it can be tangible, but its meaning is not measurable, same as typology. And yeah fine, maybe that's not the same as a form that represents something tangible like a cup, where all cups have different characteristics, yet we understand the idea, but there's no need for the insult.

Jeez, are people always so quick to just insult people here?

 

[pinkgraffiti]

If plants know they are being eaten aka, reacting to it. Perhaps it's a slow process that we observe and not naturally recognise.

I suggest you go and read more on biology before offering your uneducated guesses.

 

[EcK]

What are you getting on about? Language isn't a part of objective reality. We interpret language and use it to communicate, but its meaning has no tangible form, much like typology. I mean yeah sure, as a series of symbols it can be tangible, but its meaning is not measurable, same as typology. And yeah fine, maybe that's not the same as a form that represents something tangible like a cup, where all cups have different characteristics, yet we understand the idea, but there's no need for the insult.

Jeez, are people always so quick to just insult people here?

So reading your first line.
so.. you're saying that I can't record or somehow interpret language ... that it's just this magical thing that happens without any material outlet.
Language is information physically stored inside brains and shared via physical media (sound, visual 'written' forms). It can be interpreted by people or machines etc.

How is that not a TANGIBLE thing. Are you saying sound waves are not tangible because you can't put one in your hands ? If you push the volume up on a set of speakers enough can't you feel the effect of sound waves(vibration etc...) that's the same thing your ears react to...

I wasn't insulting you, I was just pointing out your philosophy for dummies interpretation is nough more than a simplistic thought experiment with no bearings on reality.