Many systems require circular causation in total or in some of their parts. For example the heat causes the thermostat to turn the heater off which causes the room to cool which causes the thermostat to turn the heater on which causes the room to heat which causes the thermostat to turn off... until something causes this part of a system to lose stability. This is a very simple example. To analyze some parts linear thinking is helpful. However linear thinking tends to make people miss the big picture and act in ways that often have negative "side effects".
On Jan 14, 1:20 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't understand the linear vs systems thinking. Most people think > linearly about systems and try to figure out how the parts work > together in a system. I don't think anyone (or few) thinks linearly > naturally at any high level. That is why formal education works so > hard to train & nurture linear and other ways of thinking at higher > levels. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
