fair enough DM
----- Original Message ----- From: "Krimel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 4:12 AM Subject: Re: [MD] Collective intelligence (Granger) > [Krimel] > It may be bad form to respond to my own post but it occurred to me to add > to > the mix of: > > possible/impossible > certain/uncertain > > Always/Never > Infinity/Zero > > Oh yeah... > Dynamic/Static > > ----------------------------------------------- > > David M > > Yeah I think so. Although if it were possible to say that something was > impossible that would make it a certainty; we are certain it can't happen. > So I like to make the scale 0=uncertain 1=certain and call it the MoQ. > > Krimel > ----------------------- > > Hi Krim > > Well, there is surely a scale from 0=impossible, to 1=certain and > everything inbetween. This sliding distinction is surely essential > for knowledge and control? > > DM > > ---------------------------------- > >> [David M] >> because it is about the potential of inanimate particles >> rather than animate human potential. what is possible >> and impossible allows us to define situations, events, >> process, choice, so the present is rather stretched >> out in my experience and understanding. >> >> [Krimel] >> You are making much of this distinction between the possible and the >> impossible and while I agree in principle; they are often hard to tell >> apart. I would prefer to talk about levels of relative probability. > > > 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.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > 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.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
