Re: [ba-unrev-talk] Fwd: [issues] Ockham's Razor
Quoting from Eric's quoting of Conklin, "the way to engage the
cerebellum (and disengage emotional reactions) is to focus on the
_issues_." (01)
Which corresponds exactly to what Judge Bork tells us in his book,
"Coercing virtue," which I recently reviewed for Fleabyte. The lessen we
draw from it is that when it comes to bring about change iin society,
the route has to be by enticing the electorate and those who stand for
elections to become more competent in their roles (ref. conclusion of
review: http://www.fleabyte.org/eic-17.html#2A19
and 2A20 (02)
Those, to my mind, are key paragraphs for guiding our conduct, in media,
in education, in digital technology. (03)
Henry (04)
Eric Armstrong wrote: (05)
> Thanks for posting that, Jack.
>
> Every message on this list is archived. One day, we'd
> love for it to be a database of ideas and references
> that can be accessed. In the meantime, all possible
> avenues that promise solutions to the "pressing problems
> that confront mankind" deserve to be investigated.
>
> However, as Jeff Conklin so adroitly describes in his
> paper on IBIS, the way to engage the cerebellum (and
> disengage emotional reactions) is to focus on the
> _issues_.
>
> The issue may be good, bad, or whatever. The person
> *never* is. Hold that thought, and even negative
> opinions on the issue can be expressed in a way that
> does not constitute an attack on the person expressing
> a contrary opinion.
>
> To lose that perspective, is to invite an "unreined tongue",
> capable of harming anyone -- its owner, most of all. (06)