Ideas help us to navigate a complicated world, but we kill the goose that lays the golden eggs when we clutch at it too tightly. Even errors can be progress when we let them go. Confusing the constructs of our mind with realities leads to delusional thinking and/or sociopathy. Sometimes numbers are life-saving, but used carelessly, never…
Ideas help us to navigate a complicated world, but we kill the goose that lays the golden eggs when we clutch at it too tightly. Even errors can be progress when we let them go. Confusing the constructs of our mind with realities leads to delusional thinking and/or sociopathy. Sometimes numbers are life-saving, but used carelessly, never mind dishonestly, they can more easily mislead. What does an SAT score tell about a unique human's skills and capacities? Much less their character? Not much frankly, and I can give examples. How did we arrive at a population where so many identify with Trump?
Ideas help us to navigate a complicated world, but we kill the goose that lays the golden eggs when we clutch at it too tightly. Even errors can be progress when we let them go. Confusing the constructs of our mind with realities leads to delusional thinking and/or sociopathy. Sometimes numbers are life-saving, but used carelessly, never mind dishonestly, they can more easily mislead. What does an SAT score tell about a unique human's skills and capacities? Much less their character? Not much frankly, and I can give examples. How did we arrive at a population where so many identify with Trump?