MIND READERS DICTIONARY » Causality http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com For reading between the lines with greater comprehension Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:43:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Nounism: Taking THINGS too seriously http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/nounism/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/nounism/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:55:36 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=1106 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/nounism/feed/ 0 Reality and “Reality”: Our high-stakes referendum on two definitions http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/reality/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/reality/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:59:57 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=1107 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/reality/feed/ 0 NPC’s: Non-player characters, God and lifeline theology http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/is-this-a-sign/is-this-worth-wondering-about/npcs/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/is-this-a-sign/is-this-worth-wondering-about/npcs/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:50:32 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=979 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/is-this-a-sign/is-this-worth-wondering-about/npcs/feed/ 2 Means and Ends: Opening a can (and can’t) of worms. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/means-and-ends/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/means-and-ends/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:06:01 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=974 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/means-and-ends/feed/ 1 SCIBIT: Building a scientifically coherent integrated bottom-up information theory http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/scibit/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/scibit/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:47:16 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=960 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/scibit/feed/ 0 Conventional wisdom: In times like these we need more of what specifically? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/conventional-wisdom/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/conventional-wisdom/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 15:20:49 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=965 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/conventional-wisdom/feed/ 2 Exaptation: The loose link between representation and function http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/exaptation/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/exaptation/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:18:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=964 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/exaptation/feed/ 0 Floating for-ness: Under a firm mantle of function, molten motives churn. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/floating-for-ness/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/floating-for-ness/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:34:51 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=963 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/floating-for-ness/feed/ 0 Zipslide Errors: Confusing the nature of past and future http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/zipslide-errors/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/zipslide-errors/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:40:16 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/zipslide-errors-confusing-the-nature-of-past-and-future/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/zipslide-errors/feed/ 1 Brain Velcro: Why good things happen to bad ideas http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:27:55 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/brain-velcro-why-good-things-happen-to-bad-ideas/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/feed/ 1 Turing’s Blurring Anxiety (TBA): Forgiving dead jerks but not live ones. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/turings-blurring-anxiety/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/turings-blurring-anxiety/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:13:21 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=952 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/turings-blurring-anxiety/feed/ 1 Guesswork: Enough is enough, but how much is enough? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:10:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=951 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/feed/ 0 Deduction: The dream and nightmare of absolute certainty him in a http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:07:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=950 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/feed/ 0 The Free Willies: Are computers like humans? Are humans like computers? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-free-willies-are-computers-like-humans-are-humans-like-computers/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-free-willies-are-computers-like-humans-are-humans-like-computers/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:03:30 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=949 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-free-willies-are-computers-like-humans-are-humans-like-computers/feed/ 0 Cause and Effect: Not black and white, but read all over as if it were http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/cause-and-effect/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/cause-and-effect/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:40:41 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=948 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/cause-and-effect/feed/ 1 Swan Song: I’m sure gonna miss me when I’m gone http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-commit/swan-song/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-commit/swan-song/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:37:42 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=936 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-commit/swan-song/feed/ 0 Yearnocracies: Negotiating the slippery slope between hope and hoax http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/yearnocracies/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/yearnocracies/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:34:51 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=934 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/yearnocracies/feed/ 1 D.I.S.S.: Demand is supply syndrome http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/diss-demand-is-supply-syndrome/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/diss-demand-is-supply-syndrome/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:51:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=933 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/diss-demand-is-supply-syndrome/feed/ 0 Exploratory Commitment: The try/buy dichotomy http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/career/exploratory-commitment/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/career/exploratory-commitment/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:50:52 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=932 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/career/exploratory-commitment/feed/ 0 Passive vs. Active Hope: Is a will a way or a way to a way? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/passive-vs-active-hope/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/passive-vs-active-hope/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:49:28 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=931 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/passive-vs-active-hope/feed/ 0 Hope: As an answer or a question http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:27:31 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=930 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/feed/ 0 The Second Fundamental: Stalemates and infinite loops in a human-persuade-human world. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:40:44 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=927 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/feed/ 0 Sorrytaliatory Cycle: “I owe you an apology or a scolding, I can’t tell which.” http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/sorrytaliatory-cycle/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/sorrytaliatory-cycle/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:51:23 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=602 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/sorrytaliatory-cycle/feed/ 2 Realincarnation: Requiem for the immortal soul http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/realincarnation/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/realincarnation/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:06:18 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=482 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/realincarnation/feed/ 0 Youjustifications: Why are we fighting? Let me not count the ways http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/youjustifications/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/youjustifications/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:54:14 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=169 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/youjustifications/feed/ 0