wildcat says: "One thing that most impressed me about the book is the underlying theme that he refers to as his version of Occam's razor and summarizes as follows: mind is a complex but still compact program that captures and exploits the underlying compact structure of the world.To understand something about the world is to capture its features in a compact subroutine that allows one to effectively interact with it. It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought. Aristotle It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle Much food for thought.... naturally Thanks WC |
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