Suppose you were created just a minute ago. (You can imagine that either God or Dr. Frankenstein brought you into existence.) Imagine that you have all the mental capacity of a normal adult, but since...

Suppose you were created just a minute ago. (You can imagine that either God or Dr. Frankenstein brought you into existence.) Imagine that you have all the mental capacity of a normal adult, but since you are newly created, you have not yet had much experience with the world. In looking at a bright dazzling fire, would you have any way of knowing that it produces excruciating pain when you touch it? Without any previous experience, could you look at an ice cube and know that it would be cold?