Here we are on Substack talking about it, so I guess there is. But nobody says it is a unified search, so to define it might take us in many different directions.
Thanks Richard for the acknowledgement. We all have world-views, because people interpret their perceptions. They take the raw input and add a story to it, and give it qualities, both if it is a convenient perception or if it is not.
Attached to those world-views is a behavior that would be in sync with the vision. And that behavior leads to some consequences. This is what I called a trajectory. Are those the consequences that we desire? We might believe that my world-view is the truth, so I am stuck with those consequences, like them or not.
The concept "truth" is very limiting in that way. Once we label something as truth, we can't move beyond it, (until we say, hey, maybe it is not all that true). I am suggesting have a soft definition for the truth, "the apparent truth". So then what's to do?
Look into your belief structures and see where they lead. If it is good, keep it. If it is not perfect, you can experiment with a few changes. Try to adjust the changes to lead you where you would like to go. Use some made-up justifications to get there. Then test the results. Either keep it in place, or go back to experimenting. I suggest you can live life like that, always searching for improvement. It is a process.
Interesting views. That is the crux of it isn't it? I will ponder on this.
Thanks Richard for the acknowledgement. We all have world-views, because people interpret their perceptions. They take the raw input and add a story to it, and give it qualities, both if it is a convenient perception or if it is not.
Attached to those world-views is a behavior that would be in sync with the vision. And that behavior leads to some consequences. This is what I called a trajectory. Are those the consequences that we desire? We might believe that my world-view is the truth, so I am stuck with those consequences, like them or not.
The concept "truth" is very limiting in that way. Once we label something as truth, we can't move beyond it, (until we say, hey, maybe it is not all that true). I am suggesting have a soft definition for the truth, "the apparent truth". So then what's to do?
Look into your belief structures and see where they lead. If it is good, keep it. If it is not perfect, you can experiment with a few changes. Try to adjust the changes to lead you where you would like to go. Use some made-up justifications to get there. Then test the results. Either keep it in place, or go back to experimenting. I suggest you can live life like that, always searching for improvement. It is a process.
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