RE: MD "linear causality"

From: Erin N. (enoonan@kent.edu)
Date: Sun Dec 29 2002 - 20:55:26 GMT

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    Hi Glenn,

    >>But then went to critique info that I have no interest
    >>in and it was so off topic (almost out of this world).
    >
    >You said you wanted to go off and read more Jung.
    >You started a new thread with a new subject.
    >The new discussion was whether this website was "far out" or
    >not. I have given my opinion. I see that you have no interest
    >in it now, but how was I to know then? In any case perhaps
    >others do.

    I told you it was silly, didn't bother reading most it after
    grabbing the definition, compared the definition to baby and
    bathwater, reluctantly gave you the site because I didn't want
    to hear your comments on it.....but okay I'll take your
    word that it was unclear whether I wanted a critique of it.

    >ERIN:
    >>Sorry but I don't think you have explained to me
    >>why the original two paragraphs can't be
    >>interpreted as linear.
    >
    >I never said or meant that, so could you explain
    >why you thought I did?
    >Glenn

    ERIN: oops sorry I wrote that wrong. I meant I don't understand
    why you can't describe causality as linear.
    Maybe its not that you didn't explain it but I just don't understand your
    explanation.

    GLENN:
    If you allow the second paragraph into the definition (as
    the author seems to admit should be done, but doesn't), it
    closes the gap by allowing multiple chains, and chains
    linked to other chains, and now your unknown causes have no
    place to run and have to be considered causal.

    ERIN: well I think the author of the quote
    was allowing the second part of the definition, not
    sure why you think it is not allowed.
    I put linear in the definition because "chain" sounds
    linear to me. You are saying its not linear because it
    is mulitple chains.
    Sounds like you are saying a chain is not a chain if there
    are multiple chains.
    Not sure how you jump to "unknown causes have no
    place to run and have to be considered causal".

     

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