“A little learning is a dangerous thing.” – Alexander Pope

“Yes, we’re all equal in rights, but we’re not equal in talent.” — Martin Armstrong



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Pattern Recognition, et al?

reasoned about pattern recognition and intelligence for a couple of seconds

Illuminating core skills
I’m exploring the idea that pattern recognition is crucial for intelligence, helping in recognizing patterns, predicting outcomes, and adapting to new data by comparing it to known templates.

Pattern recognition — the ability to spot regularities and structures in information — is often seen as a cornerstone of intelligence. It lets us learn from past experiences, predict what might happen next, and adapt to new situations by comparing new data to what we already know.

Can you define for a 6 year old what pattern recognition is? How it works? and how it might apply to understanding LLM and generative AI

Clarifying concepts
I’m breaking down pattern recognition and generative AI, using puzzles and storytelling analogies. Progressing step-by-step, I’ll vividly illustrate these ideas clearly.

Imagine you have a big box of crayons, and you notice that every time you draw a picture of a house, you use the same colors for the roof and the walls. Pattern recognition is like noticing that repeating rule: every house you see has a red roof and a blue wall. Your brain learns the rule by looking at many houses.

How It Works

1. Seeing the Pattern:
   Just like you see the same colors used over and over in houses, our brain or a computer can look at many things and notice that some things happen again and again.
2. Learning the Rule:
   After seeing a lot of houses, you might think, “Hey, houses usually have a red roof!” That’s because you recognized the pattern.
3. Guessing What Comes Next:
   Now, if someone shows you a new picture of a house without a roof, you might guess, “It probably has a red roof,” because you learned that pattern.

How It Applies to LLM and Generative AI
Think of it as a super-smart computer that reads a lot of books, stories, and conversations. It learns from all those words — just like you learn from seeing many houses — and finds patterns in how words are used.

• Learning from Lots of Words:
  The computer sees many examples of how sentences work, kind of like how you see many houses with red roofs.
• Creating New Stories:
  When you ask it to tell you a story or answer a question, it uses the patterns it learned to guess the best words to use next, just like guessing that the roof is red.

Generative AI is a way for the computer to make something new — like drawing a new picture or writing a new story — by using the patterns it learned.

It’s like if you were asked to draw a house without seeing one first, and you remembered that houses usually have red roofs and blue walls.

So, pattern recognition is simply finding repeated rules or similarities. Both our brains and smart computers use it to learn and then make guesses about what might come next!

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Speaking of Graves? Last call? https://www.clarewgraves.com/articles_content/1981_handout/1981_summary.pdf



Mechanics:
We don’t have truth in this country, we have narratives, and you have to embrace the right narrative. If you don’t, and you speak the truth, you’re out.” — Colonel Douglas Macgregor:

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A most important thing?

Baby Steps… not a wholesale transition… “…someday the house, the car, the jewelry don’t mean anything!”

It’s a narrative?

It doesn’t fit reality?

20 sec video on “making life complicated! https://youtube.com/shorts/i6W71ESuhgA



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Book:
Important to note the “context” the book is emergent from…

First… a context?
“We are living a lie…” astronaut
2 min+ chosen for brevity
https://youtu.be/w8BoC1EuQ44



Meta crisis as it relates to hemispheres of the brain? https://youtu.be/AuQ4Hi7YdgU

Nice piece on self-knowledge between 4:08-5:00:

“Carved into the stone of the ancient Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the injunction: “Know thyself.” Without such knowledge, we are tossed this way and that by forces we neither suspect nor understand.

Knowing ourselves helps explain our predicament, and doing so is greatly aided by understanding an aspect of the way in which the brain constructs the world.

I believe we have adopted a limited vision of a very particular type. And precisely because it is limited, we cannot see that it is limited.

We no longer seem to recognize what it is we do not know — what our way of being in the world is pushing out of our lives and out of our world.”

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I listened to this lecture/reading and I’m struck by the lack of a meta position — a perspective on his perspective… more so a perspective looking outward critically choosing to perceive all of the negatives rather than discussing an array of perspectives including a perspective of examining his own perspective — I felt he acted as a doctor who is in diagnosis and prescription modeling the narrow aperture of one’s own limited worldview… if I can put my finger on the feeling I’m feeling… which may in and of itself model the problem… my problem



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VIDEO:
WARNING!
NOT SUITABLE FOR RUSSIAPHOBES!

In this edition of Issues of Contemporary Politics with Dr. Brovkin I discuss an article by Stephen Kotkin published in Foreign Affairs May-June 2024. His views are typical of the Neocons’ vision of Russia, that it is backward, that it needs technologies from the West, typical arrogant presumption of Western superiority and so on. And then I provide a short outline the way i see Russia’s future and its role in world affairs.

Dr. Brovkin is a Russian born American historian who came to the US fifty years ago, became a Harvard Professor, served as an editor of a major journal, served as a consultant for various US gov agencies and as a teacher at various Universities and schools. he is now retired and authors seven books on Russian history and politics. His lates book From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of its Identity (London: Routledge, 2023) is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Routledge and other platforms.
https://youtu.be/IyUR0ltrqC0



Watch Jean Nolan in this thought provoking insight on what is transpiring with alliances and happening in the world without much resistance. He talks about the governments not being a development of the people or random structures, but how these systems were put in place in order to usher in the ultimate agenda which is a centralized AI controlled world government and a restructuring of this entire construct we are in, including our own biology and a control system which will be unbreakable.
https://youtu.be/6IlDkkFnV_k



Krishnamurti on brains not being ours… owned not by us but by time?

At 7:35: https://youtu.be/Ckawq7TTGso



Sheldrake’s Ted Talk on the 10 dogmas of current scientific! https://youtu.be/JKHUaNAxsTg



History of the WEF https://youtu.be/KH8FPpoyj14



Nice article on sleep that has a lot of info good for me, hehe www.theepochtimes.com/health/sleeping-pills-linked-to-dementia-risk-7-expert-tips-for-better-sleep-naturally-5798094



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Dr. Iain McGilchrist explores the meta crisis — the interconnected global challenges we face today — through the lens of hemisphere theory. He argues that our current societal mindset is deeply flawed, driven by an imbalance in how we use our brains, favoring the left hemisphere’s narrow, mechanistic thinking over the right hemisphere’s broad, contextual awareness.

The Meta Crisis & Hemisphere Theory

McGilchrist defines the meta crisis as a set of severe, interrelated problems, including environmental degradation, social fragmentation, and the mental health crisis. He suggests that these issues arise from an over-reliance on the left hemisphere’s way of perceiving reality.

• Left Hemisphere: Focuses on narrow, detail-oriented attention, simplifying the world into static, isolated objects. It prioritizes control, predictability, and utility, leading to bureaucratic, mechanistic systems.
• Right Hemisphere: Maintains broad, contextual awareness, appreciating interconnectedness and the uniqueness of experiences. It fosters wisdom, creativity, and a sense of awe toward life.

McGilchrist argues that modern society has become dominated by left-hemisphere thinking, reducing complex human experiences to simplistic categories, valuing information over wisdom, and prioritizing utility over humanity.

Historical Context & Consequences

Throughout history, societies have experienced periods of balance between the hemispheres, followed by shifts toward left-hemisphere dominance and cultural decline. He identifies key turning points, including:

1. 6th century BC Greece, when philosophy and democracy flourished before rigid rationalism took hold.
2. The Roman Republic’s fall, as order and control stifled creativity.
3. The Renaissance to modernity, where early balance gave way to industrialized, bureaucratic, and mechanistic worldviews.

The consequences of this imbalance today are dire:

• Environmental destruction, as nature is viewed as a resource to be exploited rather than a living system.
• Social fragmentation, as individualism and bureaucratic control erode trust and cohesion.
• A mental health crisis, as people struggle with meaninglessness in an increasingly controlled, rationalized world.

A Path Forward

To counter this, McGilchrist advocates:

• Reconnecting with nature to regain a sense of interconnectedness.
• Reviving the humanities to restore wisdom, creativity, and depth in thought.
• Cultivating awe and wonder to shift from control-based thinking to an appreciation of life’s complexity.

Ultimately, addressing the meta crisis requires restoring balance between the hemispheres, embracing a richer, more interconnected way of understanding ourselves and the world. Source: ChatGPT 4o



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Understanding the Meta Crisis Through Hemisphere Theory: Insights from Dr. Iain McGilchrist

TLDR: Dr. Iain McGilchrist explores the concept of hemisphere theory to explain the meta crisis facing modern society, emphasizing the need for a balance between the left and right hemispheres of the brain to foster a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us.



In a recent lecture, Dr. Iain McGilchrist, a prominent psychiatrist and author, delved into the complexities of the human brain and its implications for understanding the meta crisis — a term he uses to describe the interconnected global challenges we face today. Drawing from his extensive research in neuroscience and philosophy, McGilchrist argues that our current way of thinking is deeply flawed and rooted in a limited understanding of ourselves and the world.

The Meta Crisis Defined

McGilchrist introduces the concept of the meta crisis as a collection of severe, interrelated problems that plague contemporary society. He believes that by examining how our brains function, we can better understand these issues as coherent and, in some ways, inevitable outcomes of our current mindset.

The Role of Hemisphere Theory

Overview of Hemisphere Differences

Dr. McGilchrist’s work centers around the differences between the brain’s left and right hemispheres. Contrary to popular belief, the left hemisphere is not merely unemotional and logical, while the right hemisphere is fanciful and emotional. Instead, each hemisphere has evolved to focus on different aspects of our experience:

• Left Hemisphere:This hemisphere is characterized by narrow, detail-oriented attention, focusing on manipulation and control. It simplifies the world into static, isolated objects, often leading to a mechanistic view of reality.
• Right Hemisphere: In contrast, the right hemisphere maintains a broad, contextual awareness, emphasizing interconnectedness and the richness of experience. It appreciates the uniqueness of situations and the importance of context.

Implications of Hemisphere Dominance

McGilchrist argues that modern society has become overly reliant on the left hemisphere’s way of thinking, which prioritizes control, predictability, and simplification. This dominance has led to a range of societal issues, including:

• A loss of wisdom and understanding, replaced by mere information.
• The reduction of complex human experiences to simplistic categories.
• An increase in bureaucracy and a focus on utility over humanity.

The Historical Context

Dr. McGilchrist traces the historical patterns of thought in Western civilization, noting that periods of flourishing creativity and harmony have often been followed by decline and rigidity. He identifies three significant turning points in history where this pattern has emerged:

1. The Greek world around the 6th century BC.
2. The Roman world at the end of the Republic.
3. The modern world during the Renaissance.

In each case, the initial harmony between the hemispheres gave way to an overemphasis on the left hemisphere’s perspective, leading to cultural stagnation and eventual collapse.

The Consequences of Left Hemisphere Dominance

The consequences of this imbalance are profound. McGilchrist highlights several alarming trends:

• Environmental Degradation:The left hemisphere’s mechanistic view has contributed to the exploitation of natural resources and a disconnect from the living world.
• Social Fragmentation:The focus on individualism and utility has led to a breakdown of social cohesion and trust.
• Mental Health Crisis: Rates of mental illness have surged, particularly among young people, as the richness of human experience is overshadowed by a sterile, bureaucratic approach to life.

The Path Forward

Dr. McGilchrist emphasizes that addressing the meta crisis requires a fundamental shift in how we understand ourselves and our relationship with the world. He advocates for:

• Reconnecting with Nature:Emphasizing the importance of our connection to the natural world as a source of wisdom and understanding.
• Reviving the Humanities: Encouraging a return to the study of literature, philosophy, and the arts to foster a more holistic understanding of human experience.
• Cultivating Awe and Wonder:Shifting our perspective from one of control and manipulation to one of appreciation for the complexity and beauty of life.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Dr. Iain McGilchrist’s insights into hemisphere theory provide a compelling framework for understanding the meta crisis facing modern society. By recognizing the limitations of our current way of thinking and striving for a balance between the left and right hemispheres, we can begin to address the profound challenges of our time. The journey towards healing and understanding starts with a commitment to know ourselves and the world around us, fostering a deeper connection to the richness of life.



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