tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330374537332921561.post761963749000295628..comments2017-08-13T12:30:43.816+10:00Comments on Otoom blog: What's the main message?Martin Wurzingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04989820793187386783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330374537332921561.post-1862934022954120922007-01-21T09:06:00.000+10:002007-01-21T09:06:00.000+10:00Tom,
Re complex systems - I just read the article...Tom,<br /><br />Re complex systems - I just read the article <a href="http://www.creatingtechnology.org/papers/biology.htm" >Are you nothing but genes or neurons?</a> you mentioned elsewhere.<br /><br />I couldn't agree more! It's exactly the sort of thing I have trouble convincing people about (and that includes scientists). It's not as if complexity had just been looked at yesterday.<br /><br />mwMartin Wurzingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989820793187386783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330374537332921561.post-2579464098229371332007-01-20T20:27:00.000+10:002007-01-20T20:27:00.000+10:00Tom,
Welcome!
The "or" is meant as in "or, to put ...Tom,<br />Welcome!<br />The "or" is meant as in "or, to put this another way..". So it's not a logical proposition.<br />Growth is linked to environmental resources, a factor I pointed out. All five factors are neither mutually in- or exclusive; in complex systems strict delineations are impossible anyway.<br />Ideology causes you to mould reality according to its tenets, hence I would say it's bad.<br />As to congruence, I'll put up an example within the next couple of days.<br />mwMartin Wurzingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989820793187386783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330374537332921561.post-80498686695905926782007-01-19T09:21:00.000+10:002007-01-19T09:21:00.000+10:00Martin,
I think it is fitting that I leave the f...Martin, <br /><br />I think it is fitting that I leave the first comment. <br /><br />You wrote: - the more harmonious the system is within itself, the greater the potential for growth; or, the larger the system the greater the need for congruence within its domains (in other words, rational thinking is favoured over ideology).<br /><br />Do you mean the "or" in the above to be an either/or? If growth is undesirable or impossible but the system is large, there is need for congruence within its domains. What do you mean by congruence within its domains? Conguence with what? Does ideology preclude rational thinking? If so, we have a problem. Anything you say is certain to have an ideological component. But, is ideology a bad thing? Why?<br /><br />Tom Waybutn<br />http://dematerialism.net/Tom Wayburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13722539859652296773noreply@blogger.com