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If Language Naturally Evolves To Serve The Needs Of Tiny Rodents With Tiny Rodent Brains, Then What's Unique About Language Isn't The Brilliant Humans Who Invented It To Communicate High-level Abstract Thoughts. What's Unique About Language Is That The Creatures Who Develop It Are Highly Vulnerable To Being Eaten.
-Temple Grandin
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If Language Naturally Evolves To Serve The

Temple Grandin
If Language Naturally Evolves To Serve The Needs Of Tiny Rodents With Tiny Rodent Brains, Then What's Unique About Language Isn't The Brilliant Humans Who Invented It To Communicate High-level Abstract Thoughts. What's Unique About Language Is That The Creatures Who Develop It Are Highly Vulnerable To Being Eaten.
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