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Thread #69371   Message #1176146
Posted By: Little Hawk
01-May-04 - 07:18 PM
Thread Name: BS: New Thinking!! YOU can join--maybe
Subject: RE: BS: New Thinking!! YOU can join--maybe
Well, their concept of the New Thinking makes pretty good sense to me, but I'm a bit puzzled by their approach to dealing with it in a procedural sense...

The following statements, however, are extremely apt:

"Research at Harvard shows that something like ninety per cent of the errors of thinking are errors of perception. Errors of logic are rare. If perception is limited or inadequate the outcome will be rubbish no matter how excellent the logic.

Goedel's theorem points out that from within a system it is impossible to logically justify the starting points. Such starting points are arbitrary perceptions and assumed values. There is a need to be able to change perceptions."

That, in my opinion, is quite correct. It will be interesting to see who decides to join the organization, assuming it does get formed.

- LH