Curt Doolittle

Category: Epistemology and Method

  • When we say ‘RATIONAL’ we mean, it’s a rational or not rational choice by which

    When we say ‘RATIONAL’ we mean, it’s a rational or not rational choice by which to obtain desirable outcomes.

    When we LOGICAL we mean that one’s argument, justification, or reasoning, follows in the sense that the constant relations of properties, categories, relations, and values, that you’re depending upon are constant for the purposes you suggest, assert, or claim. And generally we separate the logical (necessary) from the rational (choice)

    When we say ‘EMPIRICAL’ we mean that ones description, argument, justification, or reasoning, has been tested against reality by the use of physical and logical instrumentation to eliminate common errors of perception, bias, reason, logic, and fraud.

    When we say ‘SCIENTIFIC’ we mean that ones statements have been tested logically, empirically, rationally, stated operationally, scope complete, and limited, and that the work is warrantied, if by nothing else than reputation and career. (very little work is scientific)

    When we say TESTIMONIAL we mean that if your statement is logical, scientific, rational, reciprocal (meaning ethical an dmoral)l, limited and complete, and that you’ve given a warranty that you’ve done these due diligences , and have put ‘skin in the game’ if you are wrong.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-01-24 13:18:00 UTC

  • When we say ‘RATIONAL’ we mean, it’s a rational or not rational choice by which

    When we say ‘RATIONAL’ we mean, it’s a rational or not rational choice by which to obtain desirable outcomes. When we LOGICAL we mean that one’s argument, justification, or reasoning, follows in the sense that the constant relations of properties, categories, relations, and values, that you’re depending upon are constant for the purposes you suggest, assert, or claim. And generally we separate the logical (necessary) from the rational (choice) When we say ‘EMPIRICAL’ we mean that ones description, argument, justification, or reasoning, has been tested against reality by the use of physical and logical instrumentation to eliminate common errors of perception, bias, reason, logic, and fraud. When we say ‘SCIENTIFIC’ we mean that ones statements have been tested logically, empirically, rationally, stated operationally, scope complete, and limited, and that the work is warrantied, if by nothing else than reputation and career. (very little work is scientific) When we say TESTIMONIAL we mean that if your statement is logical, scientific, rational, reciprocal (meaning ethical an dmoral)l, limited and complete, and that you’ve given a warranty that you’ve done these due diligences , and have put ‘skin in the game’ if you are wrong.

  • Tech is trivial. The problem is topic and prep so that we don’t spiral into soph

    Tech is trivial. The problem is topic and prep so that we don’t spiral into sophisms.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-01-22 16:19:58 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/955475133774417920

    Reply addressees: @InsulaQui @Voltaire1778__8 @Rewwgh @TrueDilTom

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  • 2 – If we have a discussion with a series of questions to discuss first, that’s

    2 – If we have a discussion with a series of questions to discuss first, that’s ok.But for insula(libertarian justificationism), Tom(rationalism/justification) and doolittle(science and law) it would be difficult to say anything meaningful until we had some sort of text xchange.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-01-22 15:14:33 UTC

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  • 1 – Generally, debates are a waste of time – in general, people are sufficiently

    1 – Generally, debates are a waste of time – in general, people are sufficiently rational but insufficiently scientific, which is the purpose of pilpul->theology->rationality – to avoid it. I don’t know Insula’s abilities, Tom is probably sophisticated enough. I don’t know.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-01-22 15:11:57 UTC

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  • Magic And God And Frames

    –“I wonder what brought “magic” and “god” in one topic? People either measure through high context (not magic) low precision, or construe low context to look like high context so as to pretend the first (magic). Those who can ‘measure’ through low context, high precision can explain what they are doing, but the audience mostly can’t grok it… so they try use the audience’s language: high context, low precision.”— Mea Culba 1 – You are correct, but the terminology is ‘high context low precision’ vs ‘high precision, low context’. (I’ve modified your prose to make use of those terms instead) 2 – technically speaking there are very few grammars available to man. And the grammar of ‘magic’ is used to ascribe cause or intent to that which is not understood. So combining fiction and magic, we get religion. Adding law gets us monotheism. 3 – people can be spoken to in the language of analogy, parable, and fiction, without engaging in lying (religion). We all defend our frames. The abrahamic lies have affected all but the far east. It took me a long time to understand the damage caused by abrahamism (lying). And it’s because people are so vulnerable to that form of lying, that it’s been so dangerous and destructive. Abrahamism combines lying and conflation into not only monotheism but a monopoly frame. This is terribly simple for the human mind. It is also, because it does NOT consist of competition, a PRISON for the human mind. (BTW: Mea Culba: You write very smart things on a regular basis despite jumping a language barrier.)

  • MAGIC AND GOD AND FRAMES –“I wonder what brought “magic” and “god” in one topic

    MAGIC AND GOD AND FRAMES

    –“I wonder what brought “magic” and “god” in one topic? People either measure through high context (not magic) low precision, or construe low context to look like high context so as to pretend the first (magic). Those who can ‘measure’ through low context, high precision can explain what they are doing, but the audience mostly can’t grok it… so they try use the audience’s language: high context, low precision.”— Mea Culba

    1 – You are correct, but the terminology is ‘high context low precision’ vs ‘high precision, low context’. (I’ve modified your prose to make use of those terms instead)

    2 – technically speaking there are very few grammars available to man. And the grammar of ‘magic’ is used to ascribe cause or intent to that which is not understood. So combining fiction and magic, we get religion. Adding law gets us monotheism.

    3 – people can be spoken to in the language of analogy, parable, and fiction, without engaging in lying (religion).

    We all defend our frames. The abrahamic lies have affected all but the far east. It took me a long time to understand the damage caused by abrahamism (lying). And it’s because people are so vulnerable to that form of lying, that it’s been so dangerous and destructive.

    Abrahamism combines lying and conflation into not only monotheism but a monopoly frame. This is terribly simple for the human mind. It is also, because it does NOT consist of competition, a PRISON for the human mind.

    (BTW: Mea Culba: You write very smart things on a regular basis despite jumping a language barrier.)

    Source date (UTC): 2018-01-22 08:16:00 UTC

  • Magic And God And Frames

    –“I wonder what brought “magic” and “god” in one topic? People either measure through high context (not magic) low precision, or construe low context to look like high context so as to pretend the first (magic). Those who can ‘measure’ through low context, high precision can explain what they are doing, but the audience mostly can’t grok it… so they try use the audience’s language: high context, low precision.”— Mea Culba 1 – You are correct, but the terminology is ‘high context low precision’ vs ‘high precision, low context’. (I’ve modified your prose to make use of those terms instead) 2 – technically speaking there are very few grammars available to man. And the grammar of ‘magic’ is used to ascribe cause or intent to that which is not understood. So combining fiction and magic, we get religion. Adding law gets us monotheism. 3 – people can be spoken to in the language of analogy, parable, and fiction, without engaging in lying (religion). We all defend our frames. The abrahamic lies have affected all but the far east. It took me a long time to understand the damage caused by abrahamism (lying). And it’s because people are so vulnerable to that form of lying, that it’s been so dangerous and destructive. Abrahamism combines lying and conflation into not only monotheism but a monopoly frame. This is terribly simple for the human mind. It is also, because it does NOT consist of competition, a PRISON for the human mind. (BTW: Mea Culba: You write very smart things on a regular basis despite jumping a language barrier.)

  • The Influence Of Operational Language

    Friend says –“I have to stop reading your posts because the vocabulary is framing my thoughts, and I prefer aesthetic framing.”– There is a great deal to learn from that statement. 1 – Frames (grammars) of constant relations affect your thinking. 2 – All of us are more or less sensitive to different inflationary grammars (analogical grammars), because of the divergence in our senses, experiences, and preferences, while our thoughts are made commensurable if not identical, via deflationary grammars – with operational being the highest context highest precision, dimensionally complete grammar. (This is profoundly important.) 3 – You can increase opportunities for low cost communication by inflating the frame by inflationary grammar and semantics. You can increase precision by deflating the frame with deflationary grammar and semantics.

  • THE INFLUENCE OF OPERATIONAL LANGUAGE Friend says –“I have to stop reading your

    THE INFLUENCE OF OPERATIONAL LANGUAGE

    Friend says –“I have to stop reading your posts because the vocabulary is framing my thoughts, and I prefer aesthetic framing.”–

    There is a great deal to learn from that statement.

    1 – Frames (grammars) of constant relations affect your thinking.

    2 – All of us are more or less sensitive to different inflationary grammars (analogical grammars), because of the divergence in our senses, experiences, and preferences, while our thoughts are made commensurable if not identical, via deflationary grammars – with operational being the highest context highest precision, dimensionally complete grammar. (This is profoundly important.)

    3 – You can increase opportunities for low cost communication by inflating the frame by inflationary grammar and semantics. You can increase precision by deflating the frame with deflationary grammar and semantics.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-01-22 08:03:00 UTC