"...the willingness to be puzzled by what seem to be obvious truths is the first step in understanding how the world works. Once we agree to be puzzled by the elementary Poverty of Stimulus problem, and try to offer a principled answer to it, there are many important consequences that follow, and many new problems arise. This is precisely what we should expect in a research program that seeks answers to fundamental questions."
Confusion

January 1, 1970

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