Ron, If you think reading of the monkey trap analogy is enough to verify it as a fact drawn from experience, we are far from agreement. The monkey trap analogy is a supposed explanation of value rigidity. I accept it hypothetically as an apt explanation.
By the way, here is the dictionary definition I use for hypothetical: http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/hypothetical?region=us&q=Hypothetical Marsha --- On Dec 9, 2013, at 10:13 PM, X Acto <[email protected]> wrote: In the most basic sense, a fact is a verifiable observation or experience, in contrast with a hypothesis or theory, which is intended to explain or interpret facts. --- > Re: [MD] list of cognitive biases > On Dec 6, 2013, at 8:15 AM, Ron Kulp <[email protected]> wrote: > > It is drawn from the experience of > Reading the pirsig quote , --- >> Re: [MD] list of cognitive biases >> On Dec 6, 2013, at 7:12 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ron, >> >> And? Was the analogy of the monkey with its hand caught in the coconut >> drawn from any kind of fact that you experienced? How are you defining a >> fact and is the interpretation of facts subject to cognitive biases (stale, >> confusing, static, intellectual attachments to the past). I think it best >> to consider static patterns of value (stuff in the encyclopedia) as >> hypothetical. Of course the requires paying attention. >> >> Marsha >> ___ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
