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We do not know if neurons do or do not "provide a symbolic medium."
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Are we in any position to categorically state that neurons "don't provide a symbolic medium"? Isn't that begging the question?
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We do not know if neurons do or do not "provide a symbolic medium."
We do not know if neurons do or do not "provide a symbolic medium." ☜Are we in any position to categorically state that neurons dont provide a symbolic medium? Isnt that begging the question? ☜FFB597
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