[extropy-chat] Re:Just trying to figure it out

[Anna Tylor]

>I thank you for your advice,  but I didn't write that formal language.  I 
>just copied and pasted:)
>If my copying and pasting where not understandable, I apoligize.  Although 
>I,  may have fully >understood, you may have been right by saying; " both 
>for their own benefit, and to help communicate those
>thoughts to other people.  (Having great ideas is of little use if no
>one else understands them.  It is a fact of life, fair or unfair, that
>the burden of getting others to understand your thoughts falls more on
>you than on anyone else, because only you truly control how you express
>your thoughts."
>I asked for an opinion from Yudkowsly..and you gave it to me, so I thank 
>you.  But in regards to formal language you will have to debate with the 
>people I copied and
>pasted from..unfortunately you'll have to explain why they aren't 
>communicating properly:)
Anna



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>To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
>Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Re:Just trying to figure it out
>Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:30:09 -0800 (PST)
>
>--- Anna Tylor <femmechakra at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > This is my first publication..i really have no idea what i'm talking
> > about!..lol
> > I just want an opinion
>
>I think it would help clarify your thinking if you used more formal
>language.  One of the reasons formal language is, in fact, widely used
>for these types of things is because it helps people clarify complex
>thoughts - both for their own benefit, and to help communicate those
>thoughts to other people.  (Having great ideas is of little use if no
>one else understands them.  It is a fact of life, fair or unfair, that
>the burden of getting others to understand your thoughts falls more on
>you than on anyone else, because only you truly control how you express
>your thoughts.)  For example:
>
> > A model of mind-body is proposed: a potential ideal of
> > computational leverage
>
>Lose the colons.  You're using them to denote association, but it is
>better to explicitly state what the association is.  Also, note the
>object that performs any action.  In this case, you might want:
>
>"I propose a model of mind-body.  It is a potential ideal of
>computational leverage."
>
>Once you have it in that form, you can more easily see where more
>detail can be added (adding detail being one of the things that will
>help clarify your thoughts), or simply restate your thoughts more
>directly.  For example:
>
>"I propose a model of the mind-body relationship.  Accurately modelling
>that relationship can help turn mere computation into true artificial
>intelligence."
>
> > Mechanisms that are based upon primitive properties
> > of the universe (such as space, time, and number of
> > dimensions) derived from modern physics consistency
> > arguments.
>
>Again, formal language:
>
>"Mechanisms that are based upon primitive properties of the universe
>(such as space, time, and number of dimensions) are derived from modern
>physics consistency arguments."
>
>That second "are" can make more difference than it seems at first.
>
>And so forth throughout the document.
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