On Jun 6, 10:30 pm, Lonnie Clay <claylon...@comcast.net> wrote: > "My epistemological question is this - what do we know about knowing they > don't? What is our procedural epistemology - if we don't have one, are we > just smug not-quite so lackwits?" > > At the age of 11, I began to work on step 5), but I never completely stopped > cycling through steps 1-4)... > > 5) Work on clarity of thought and expression. Your thoughts are based upon > your vocabulary and understanding of dictionary meanings which allow you to > understand (mostly) what others intended you to think through their choice > of words. Study sentence structure and parsing. Practice discourse, attempt > rhetoric, and avoid arguments since they are a sure sign that you are > letting your ego misguide you away from caution. Be a wimp! I failed to > follow the path of the hopeless coward, and paid heavily for my error. So > "clarity" includes convincingly pretending that you think something entirely > different from your actual thoughts. Tailor your expressiveness to conform > to the requirements of a situation. Avoid the impulse to be popular, be DULL > and uninteresting, beneath notice! Notice the behavior of others around you, > the braggarts, the shy ones, the popular and the despised. Don't stand out! > The one exception is for the standardized tests required for entrance to > institutions of higher learning, and major tests. Be a curve breaker! Make > them all wonder how in HELL you are cheating so much that your score is the > top of the class! > > 6) Learn logical reasoning, especially the difference between necessary and > sufficient. Engrave the precept of "Occam's Razor" upon your chest > (metaphorically, not as a tattoo) and follow it faithfully but not > obsessively. Keep an eye out for others who reason logically for they are > your natural enemies or allies. The run of the mill who can't tell the > difference between inclusion and exclusion in a set are of no concern. > Recall steps 1-5 and gain experience at incoherence and confusion when > appropriate... > > Congratulations! You are now qualified to be labeled as "That queer duck who > acts like Spock." > > Lonnie Courtney Clay
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