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June 11, 2007 02:32PM |
I've just yesterday started reading the material; doesn't
seem too bad. Exactly what is it that is causing you
difficulty?
Maybe I can have a bash at spreading my (mis)understanding
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seem too bad. Exactly what is it that is causing you
difficulty?
Maybe I can have a bash at spreading my (mis)understanding
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June 13, 2007 01:56PM |
With the formal logic modules I've always
found that it is best to approach them
with an absolute lack of intelligence.
Let me attempt to explain.
This is *formal* logic. This is logic that can be
represented and verified by any independent
entity that /understands the rules/. If one has
to make a great leap of inference in order to
arrive at the correct answer, then something is
wrong. The verifiable logic has no intelligence
associated with it.
For example, given certain premises and a conclusion
from those premises, we can simply abandon all thought
and merely follow the rules to determine if the
argument is valid, sound or both. *Intelligence*
must not be required to check the argument.
This is one of the primary reasons that neutral
symbols work best when working with arguments, and
why we first turn our arguments into symbols and
then follow the rules.
In this module, when studying, I first look at the
study material and try to list all the rules that
must be followed. I go through a process similar to
that used when writing a computer program. Since
the computer program has no intrinsic intelligence,
if I can program the computer (by using all the rules)
to solve the problems then that means that I can
solve all the problems with a similar lack of
intelligence *as long as I remember the rules*.
The process of attempting to instruct an entity
which lacks intelligence (the computer) to adhere
to the rules forces me to find out all the rules and
their applications.
Even if I do not complete the actual program, before
the program is discarded I will at least understand
all the rules, which I can then apply without *once*
needing to engage my brain.
Hey, it works for me, YMMV
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found that it is best to approach them
with an absolute lack of intelligence.
Let me attempt to explain.
This is *formal* logic. This is logic that can be
represented and verified by any independent
entity that /understands the rules/. If one has
to make a great leap of inference in order to
arrive at the correct answer, then something is
wrong. The verifiable logic has no intelligence
associated with it.
For example, given certain premises and a conclusion
from those premises, we can simply abandon all thought
and merely follow the rules to determine if the
argument is valid, sound or both. *Intelligence*
must not be required to check the argument.
This is one of the primary reasons that neutral
symbols work best when working with arguments, and
why we first turn our arguments into symbols and
then follow the rules.
In this module, when studying, I first look at the
study material and try to list all the rules that
must be followed. I go through a process similar to
that used when writing a computer program. Since
the computer program has no intrinsic intelligence,
if I can program the computer (by using all the rules)
to solve the problems then that means that I can
solve all the problems with a similar lack of
intelligence *as long as I remember the rules*.
The process of attempting to instruct an entity
which lacks intelligence (the computer) to adhere
to the rules forces me to find out all the rules and
their applications.
Even if I do not complete the actual program, before
the program is discarded I will at least understand
all the rules, which I can then apply without *once*
needing to engage my brain.
Hey, it works for me, YMMV
--
Learn something new - updated weekly
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