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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The Joy of *small* business
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:10:24 +0000
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On 23/12/2024 05:13, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
> As I said to Mr. Natural, I think we've kinda reached The Point -
>    where human IQ just really can't COPE with the complexities of
>    the Real Universe.

It never could.

We deal in approximates and generalisations that mostly work. "All 
snakes are dangerous" will get you home from school without having to 
worry about separation of species.

Our models get more sophisticated, but they don't stop being models for 
all that.

WE create a world full of 'categories' and 'types' and 'forms' to 
represent the real world, approximately.

The real idiots are the people who confuse these models with reality itself.

The map is not the territory.


-- 
Of what good are dead warriors? … Warriors are those who desire battle 
more than peace. Those who seek battle despite peace. Those who thump 
their spears on the ground and talk of honor. Those who leap high the 
battle dance and dream of glory … The good of dead warriors, Mother, is 
that they are dead.
Sheri S Tepper: The Awakeners.