Hard wired?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="wired">wired</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="wired">wired</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="faces">faces</span>. <span word="Babies">Babies</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>’ <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="born">born</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Hard">Hard</span>-<span word="wired">wired</span>” <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="byproduct">byproduct</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1975-80.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="wires">wires</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="wires">wires</span>. <span word="Hardwiring">Hardwiring</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="components">components</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wires">wires</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="physically">physically</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="by">by</span> “<span word="wires">wires</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="distinguished">distinguished</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="wireless">wireless</span>” <span word="connection">connection</span>. <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="casing">casing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="clusters">clusters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="wires">wires</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="components">components</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="wired">wired</span>” <span word="connection">connection</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wireless">wireless</span> <span word="device">device</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="wires">wires</span> – <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intricately">intricately</span> <span word="tangled">tangled</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="intricate">intricate</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="asserted">asserted</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="wired">wired</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="faces">faces</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="recognizing">recognizing</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="innate">innate</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>.</p><p><span word="Similarly">Similarly</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Venus">Venus</span>, <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="behave">behave</span> <span word="differently">differently</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wired">wired</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="biological">biological</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span> (<span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adaption">adaption</span>).</p>
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