Good theory is like an edifice Good theory is an edifice Bad theory is a juvenile fantasy It’s mashing lego bricks together It’s doodling a tower with crayons It’s a castle made of sand It’s a house of cards Good theory is a structure that doesn’t collapse How does a theory collapse? …
Tag: Clarity
Degrees of Probability (Knowledge), Degrees of Stupidity
That which is wrong has to be proven wrong in but a single way And that which is right — has to NOT be proven wrong…. and hopefully after being subjected to a lot of testing So is there more WRONGS or RIGHTS, in this world? Ultimately, there’s just extremely lot of very improbable, and …
What It Truly Means To Observe
what would it truly mean to observe? well there would be attention there would be curiosity there would be amusement, enjoyment what there wouldn’t be would be ME there wouldn’t be “me”, in the observing, the act of observing unless of course you were the subject of the observation but if you weren’t …
Useful Faith vs Blind, EVIL Faith
-There’s science =knowledge from observations, encapsulated by a testable theory, which has then been tested indeed -There’s reason, rationality = coherence of different concepts. Mathematics, logic, philosophy, etc. -And there’s FAITH = ASSUMPTION of something, WITHOUT either scientific proof, or even validation of logical clarity Is there room for faith? Well we can’t always …
Vulnerable, but Also EMOTIONALLY
There’s the entirety of your psyche: what you want, what you like, what you do, what drives you, etc It’s your thoughts and feelings and actions You feel more or less comfortable with revealing this PSYCHE of yours We tend to feel the most comfortable with our actions — since everyone can see them …
Knowledge From TESTING, Knowledge From Congruence – Epistemic Loop
For all purposes, you know something to be TRUE — if it WORKS. e.g. you know it’s true that your cart is useful — it helps you move logs It works and you TESTED it. But what do you do when you can’t test it? Well then you look for that which is already …
VALUE Is What You PAID For It
It doesn’t have value unless you paid for it “PAY” doesn’t merely mean money, though it could be money Your attention, your time, are more valuable You pay with your attention You pay with your time You pay with your energy You pay with your effort You pay with your attitude, care You …
Fake Is Fundamentally Stupid
Fake is fundamentally stupid What is stupid? It’s lack of intelligence, lack of understanding What’s lack of intelligence? It’s failure to manipulate information to one’s advantage What is lack of understanding? It’s the untrue, Untrue, which is, again: failure to manipulate reality. It’s true if if works: whether it’s a prediction (e.g. theory), or …
We Don’t Even Comprehend WHEN We Can’t Comprehend
We don’t know that we don’t know That’s why beginners think they are experts (Dunning-Kruger effect). They DON’T KNOW how much more there is to know — therefore they think they know ALL there is to know — therefore they think they are experts But Dunning-Kruger effect is known, go read about it, …
The Arrogant Are Humble, The “Humble” Are Arrogant
To be TRULY HUMBLE — you have to be TRULY INVESTED in your OUTCOMES and IMPROVEMENT Because only in being INVESTED, in having skin in the game and soul in the game — you actually care about the REALITY Because if you don’t get the reality right — you FAIL And you don’t want to …