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I really wish you would learn the mechanics of clear, simple, unambiguous English sentences ... There is no such thing as an "example analogy".
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And I wish you'd learn some manners, and not be so condescending. Interacting with you can sometimes feel like licking sandpaper does (try that with about 200 grain paper once -- and you'll know what I mean).
1) EXAMPLE
an instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate a rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of a rule
2) ANALOGY
correspondence in function between anatomical parts of different structure and origin
3) EXAMPLE ANALOGY
an instance serving to illustrate a rule, say, of a function between anatomical parts of different structure and origin
The instance above = The "problem" of valid inference to the universal negation of the product: helium sulfide. Or perhaps the problem of valid inference -- in this case identification -- from 2 distinct perceptions of the same planet, in 2 different places and times
The function (between parts of different structure and origin) above = my second (Venus) example, with dynamics analogous to -- but not identical with -- the dynamics required for the valid inference with helium sulfide.
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Perception = direct pickup—by an organism—of the contrasts or variances (and therefore, of the invariances) in that organism’s environment
Do you understand that you are giving a definition here, not a 'logical assumption'?
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ASSUMPTION
the act of laying claim to (or taking possession of) something <the assumption of a new position>
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More important, no one reading this who did not already know what sense perception is would recognize that the senses are involved in your definition. Direct pickup could mean anything ...
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Then ask about it then, Phil. Don't always "tell" -- try "asking" in situations like these. It's not hard at all. Before going on a tirade about potential ambiguities or imperfections like this one or that one -- fricken ask about it. Geezus, can you ever be a nag (I think I'd rather go lick sandpaper). The fricken definition is from JJ Gibson's Ecological Theory of Direct Perception. Are you familiar with it? If not ... then fricken ask.
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After having read five or six of these fuzzy statements, the reader ends up feeling enormous resentment at you and simply resolves not to read what you have to say in the future.
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This is obviously both a personal sentiment of yours -- and a logical presumption of similar sentiments in rational others. I'll try to be more clear in the future. More concise.
Anyway, you had already told me about how you do not like reading my work -- so what's the point, Phil? I understood you the first time. What added point have you made here by telling me the same thing you told me before?
Now, apparently, instead of just not liking my unorthodox style, there's a measure of resentment. I don't get you, man. Are you pissed that I didn't whip my writing skills into shape after you complained? Was it a complaint, or an order? In fact, screw-this.
Phil, I invite you to consider "not to read what [I] have to say in the future."
Ed
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