Re: General semantics

On Wed, 19 May 2010 18:54:45 -0700 (PDT), Tegiri Nenashi <tegirinenashi_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>On May 19, 5:22 pm, paul c <toledobythe..._at_oohay.ac> wrote:
>> ... The message I got from the book, at least the practical conclusion, is
>> that we must always think separately about a system and reality, ...
>
>This is a recurring theme in many science endeavors. I remember a
>story told by prof Mark Krasnoselski (RIP). "Here is a linear dynamic
>system with a simple positive lookback. It converts an input x(t)
>into x(t-T). Think about it: it predicts the future! When this has
>been discovered many "hands-on" people rushed to make actual
>implementations! Than he paused.... Do you understand the difference
>between the model and reality?"

     Could you please unpack this? I do not have the background to follow the story, but I understand the conclusion.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko Received on Thu May 20 2010 - 19:24:15 CEST