It’s not merely that some are smarter than others And it’s not merely that some get more lucky than others There’s also the possibility to DO SMART THINGS by chance So some people are born more fit Let’s just say more smart, not merely in theory but in practice That in and of itself …
Tag: Understanding
Be More Progressive AND More Conservative
Without the legacy of our ancestors, we wouldn’t be able to accomplish NONE of the things we accomplish today Obviously If you still lived in a cave — chance are you wouldn’t be able to build your own pick up truck, then go to your local mall, built by man of your generation using techniques …
When You Know They’re Wrong But Can’t Prove It
Knowing that something IS, and knowing HOW it is, are two different things, obviously. Knowing that something WORKS, vs knowing HOW IT WORKS, are two different things, obviously. This “obvious” truth is already great wisdom Even greater wisdom is understanding the full consequences of it A major epistemic consequence are the various common …
The Insightful Create Insights For The Regular To Benefit From And Repeat
Only insightful people create new insights But regular people can nevertheless UNDERSTAND those insights, or at least TAKE ADVANTAGE of them BUT this doesn’t make the two on par CREATING is not the same as appreciating BUILDING is not the same as using the thing, obviously Of course there are also people who …
“Beyond Science”
There’s science Then there’s a guess, a conjecture, a possibility, an attempt And then there’s “beyond science” Or so am I told Do you know what’s “beyond science”? That which is UTTERLY unknown for now anyway, but much of it forever, surely The rest is SCIENCE, or SCIENCE-TO-BE If it’s measured, …
The FAKE Prophets
“A broken clock is right twice a day” Perhaps you’ve heard this phrase Have you heard about survivorship bias? Survivorship bias is when you come to a conclusion about the whole — drawing only on limited data which has passed certain selection process, i.e. “survived” Now it’s time to combine the BROKEN CLOCK …
From Same Obvious Principles to Divergent Outcomes; You Don’t Even Know How Wrong You Are
Consider following situation You are playing chess Both of you apply a set of principles, to find the best move Both of you essentially apply the same set of principles, e.g. you read the same books, practiced the same concepts, etc. There’s NO DISAGREEMENT there, But One of you decides that Bxf7+ is the best …
Wisdom of Inexplicable Self-Correcting Open Systems (Rant)
Being precisely right is overrated Being “right for good reason” is overrated Just being right gets the job done This is the magic of just DOING, vs overthinking Once you start doing it, playing with it, tinkering, solving problems — you find solutions Sometimes you even find solutions you don’t even understand This …
Freedom to Be Stupid
There’s a lot of knowledge, history, out there, that COULD be useful, BEFORE you think you KNOW what is what. Furthermore there’s a lot of ways you can “qualify” yourself to someone qualified, qualified to be considered LEARNED and KNOWING . In the same time even all the knowledge in the world — does not …
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 …