Comment by rusk

Comment by rusk 20 hours ago

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Riding a bike is a skill rather than what we would call a “memory” per se. It’s a skill that develops a new neural pathway throughout your extended nervous system bringing together the lesser senses of proprioception and balance. Once you bring these things together you then go on to use them for other things. You “know” (grok), rather than “understand” how a bike stays upright on a very deep physical level.

eru 20 hours ago

Sure. But speaking a language is also (at least partially) a skill, ain't it?

  • rusk 19 hours ago

    It is. It’s also something you don’t forget except in extreme cases like dementia. Skills are different from facts but we use the word memory interchangeably for each. It’s this nuance of language that causes a category error in your reasoning ain’t it.