I think idealization is an important part of learning and understanding. But exaggerated idealization is just like other poorly implemented simplifications. They can seriously interfere with learning and understanding. Your idealizations have to have some flexibility or they have to at least be applied with some flexibility in order to be able to use them effectively. Jim Bromer ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T2eeed5189271be5c-Mbf1d0cf99918b54ee6823470 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
