On 11/29/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jef Allbright</b> <<a href="mailto:jef@jefallbright.net">jef@jefallbright.net</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
However, my comment was in response to Mike Dougherty's "Koan"<br>statement. By the way, thanks Mike for your contributions to the list<br>since your recent joining. Koans are intended to present a paradox in</blockquote>
<div><br>Hey, thanks for the 'props'<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">simple terms such that a more encompassing understanding may be
<br>intuited. On that theme, I offered the paradoxical idea that any<br>behavior is "rational" only within a given limited context. [I have a<br>lot in common with that "expanding context" guy mentioned earlier.]
<br></blockquote></div><br>"given limited context" - That makes me think of topology. Perhaps what is rational is a local maxima decision-making process, but those who see a higher peak discard the less-informed conclusions in light of a bigger picture. Of course there is always a bigger picture. It's unfortunate that it takes so many so long to reach their local peak before they can see/realize that though. Also unfortunate that people rarely listen to new ideas while they're focussed on reaching their own achievements.
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