A typical question: In the Far North, where there is snow, all bears are white. Novaya Zembla is in the Far North and there is always snow there. What color are the bears? Typical response: “I don’t know. I’ve seen a black bear. I’ve never seen any others.… Each locality has its own animals.” By contrast, a man who has just learned to read and write responds, “To go by your words, they should all be white.” To go by your words—in that phrase, a level is crossed.
