Re: We Are All Sociopaths! Or Are We?
I agree these categories exist, but could they not be clever propaganda meant to channel our thinking?
Overcomplexification? The complexities of nature are without question.
Original thought? How would you propose to distinguish original thought from delivered thought (via "education", propaganda, or other mind control)?
One grand unified concept? Isn't that the ultimate oversimplification?
Variations? Where is the neat dividing line between distinctions and variations?
First of all, that adage is a classic oversimplification, as are most adages and rules of thumb. Secondly, couldn't that adage apply to both IBPs and VBPs? And thirdly, emotional responses are often orders of magnitude faster than intellectual responses, and sometimes, timing is everything.
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
Poor measures? So rather than pursue reality, you prefer an oversimplification in the form of a measuring system that provides an adage or rule of thumb that ignores exceptions.
Bingo. We have a surprise winner.
The reality is that rotten apples are not tossed in to the apple bin. They develop there, starting out like all the other fresh apples.
Strange, but I see it as exactly the opposite. It's interesting how two independent observers see completely different pictures.
Or perhaps I'm the tortoise and you're the hare?
In any event, you sure are fun! I always enjoy our conversations. Muchas gracias.