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Jordan:
[1] A simple test could be designed for your color fetish: Just show people who speak different languages similar shades of colors and ask them if they can tell the difference between the two. There will be no effect on the results based on what language people speak, if all they are asked to do is say whether two shades are different. The human eye is capable of percieving relatively slight changes in light frequency, and its performance is *not* affected by race, or the language(s) you happen to speak.
http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/46AC/Language3/sld017.htm (Otherwise known as RTFM; Bob's just brought up this very paper.)What consequences this has for Lojban is a matter of debate; like I've said, I don't happen to like the SW orientation of Lojban. But the specific claim you're making has been refuted for the past 19 years.
Chill, Jordan; we need your passion in more constructive pursuits. :-)^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^
Dr Nick Nicholas, French & Italian, nickn@hidden.email Melbourne Uni,, Australia http://www.opoudjis.net "Despite millions of dollars of research, death continues to be this nation's number one killer." --- Henry Gibson, Kentucky Fried Movie.________________________________________________________________________ __