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Phil Henshaw wrote:
> Well, the 'fault' of considering things from multiple points of view is
> not contradiction, but confusing all those who don't!
Well, for us Discordians, it is certainly not a fault to confuse! In
fact, it is our holy obligation. Hail Eris! =><=
> Speaking of your observation that "Internal loci of control are
> sometimes useful" wouldn't it be wise for us to switch the exponential
> growth of exploiting the earth to refining our uses of it before it's
> too late?
No. It would not be _wise_ to switch because all we'd be doing is
switching from one misconception to another. If you can: a) clearly
describe the goal of the switch, b) clearly describe what's happening
now, c) clearly describe what _will_ happen if we switch, and d) show
how (c) leads to (a), _then_ I would be capable of determining the
wisdom of a switch. Until then, it's just change for change's sake...
or perhaps it's a mild form of revolution just to wrest power from those
who currently have it (which, by the way, I'm all for if I'm one of the
ones that will come into power after the switch ;-).
> On whether this confusion we all experience between information and
> action is robust or not, I certainly accept and observe some
> inconsistency, but think most people remain hamstrung by generally not
> knowing when. The simple case in point is how easily and confidently
> we understand some things going out of control, as with a singer's voice
> cracking, or a businessman not getting expert help until it's too late,
> or a party or a friendship erupting in thrill that changes to tragedy,
> and see nothing wrong at all with the speed, complexity and magnitude
> of unknown impacts of decision-making about our permanent life support
> system, doubling, regularly, forever. It's the inconsistency! All
> forms of excess look to be much the same problem to me, and can be read
> with the same metrics. It shouldn't be a tough problem, well except for
> confusing information and action.
The trouble is that we _all_ view only a tiny portion of what's out
there. And that includes those who believe they have a more synoptic
view than other people. Actually, those who believe they're smarter
than other people are usually _more_ stupid than the people they accuse
of myopia because they have arrogance convoluted in with their inherent
myopia.
The humble myopic is less myopic than the arrogant myopic.
- --
glen e. p. ropella, 971-219-3846,
http://tempusdictum.comSeek simplicity, and distrust it. -- Alfred North Whitehead
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