Re: MD Staying power of static pattrns

From: Monkeys' tail or (elkeaapheefteen@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Nov 08 2002 - 12:50:56 GMT

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    Hi Jonathan, Wim

    DAVOR
    The static patterns are static because they proofed themselves to
    be of high quality, so the longer a static pattern of value seem to last
    the higher the quality is. This creates a huge contradiction in my
    understanding of the Moq, the contradiction between how the receptiveness to
    change relates to the unreceptiveness of some high quality static patterns.
    The
    quality of a pattern is thus determined by the time it lasts which in is
    determined by the pragmatic <usability>.

    JONATHAN replies:
    This is the paradigm by which science works, or least that is how it is
    according to Karl Popper.
    For something to be considered a scientific hypothesis, it must be
    "falsifiable". That means that the hypothesis can be tested (by experiment)
    and
    rejected if the results are different from what the hypothesis predicts.
    A good scientific theory is one which produces hypotheses that
    repeatedly stand up to tests.

    Davor:
    I am not really familiar with Popper but I did know about the principle. The
    paradigm might explain why intellectual patterns can look so static it means
    it is not easy to falsify. Though not familiar with Popper, I do know that
    his ideas are misinterpreted in many cases applying his ideas while not
    apliccable. I am wondering if you think this paradigm also applies to other
    issues that are not empirically measurable(the latching of science?). Is for
    instance democracy falsifiable? Or truth? Has the MOQ as a whole falsified
    SOM?

    Wim:
    So we can distinguish patterns of values by there location on a gliding
    scale of more/less stability/versatility AND we can do so by the way in
    which they are maintained/latched.

    Davor:

    That is actually a very well thought argument, I think that solves my
    problem. The versatility does not mean it is actually receptive to change,
    that was I was looking for, thanks.

    Greetz Davor

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