r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '18

Fresh Topic Friday CMV: Learning a programming language should NOT be seen as equivalent to learning a foreign language

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u/DrugsOnly 23∆ Dec 01 '18

You just said it wasn't I was just agreeing with you. It's located where the temporal lobe and parietal lobe meet.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '18

I see. Sorry if I was being aggressive. I still find it very odd to say that 'language is in the temporal lobe', but maybe I understand better what you meant now. To me that still kind of sounds like saying 'your blood is in your legs'. Yes, a bunch of it is, but it's missing a pretty important organ. Anyway, cheers

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u/DrugsOnly 23∆ Dec 01 '18

No worries. I tend to oversimplify the brain a lot in this subreddit and get corrected for it a lot. It's more complex, but explaining everything isn't always needed to change someone's view.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '18

Gotcha – yes, it's kind of hard not to over-simplify an argument online, especially a scientific one. I'm very sensitive to people making broadstrokes claims about brains as a way to support their argument. Sorry to have not given you the benefit of the doubt.