Beinghuman.md
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If the discussion above sounds like gobbledygook to you, consider the famous Heinlein quote:
> A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog,
> conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall,
> set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone,
> solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal,
> fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
Presumably Heinlein meant his list to be representative and fluid rather than exhaustive and static.
Presumably he also meant to suggest a capacity for generalized learning of new skills, including the
*skill of delineating and mastering entirely new skills.*
If the discussion above sounds like gobbledygook to you, consider the famous Heinlein quote:
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
Presumably Heinlein meant his list to be representative and fluid rather than exhaustive and static. Presumably he also meant to suggest a capacity for generalized learning of new skills, including the skill of delineating and mastering entirely new skills.