Fragments on Werk Space

Fragments

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 23:05:40 -0500

Truth 03

Tue, 31 May 2022 10:56:04 -0500

Most would argue that what’s true is true. That there does indeed exist an ultimate or quintessential underlying reality. But is this a valid understanding?

In my studies of mathematics, especially probability and statistics, we assume that there is a true parameter value. This is a fiction and is just a device for doing theory and developing methods. It allows us to theoretically show that some method to estimate it has some property which works better or worse. But overall the effect is to assume that something true exists that we then choose to model imperfectly.

Habits 01

Sun, 28 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

It is important to practice good habits of the mind at all times. Why? When we are not actively practicing good habits, we may lazily fall into bad habits. Bad habits are formed of the aggregate of our lives mixed with the cement of our passions, heavily reinforced by repetition, and cured over long periods of time. Our bad habits are very hard to break, requiring the sturdy spike of iron will and regular strikes with the heavy hammer of our effort. They take time to form and time to break.

Truth 01

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Truth is hard and I will likely give it many fragments. I consider the discernment of truth, one of the most difficult and important things to put the efforts of my mind toward. It is a goal of religions, sciences, and philosophies.

Truth 02

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

The Absolute Truth can never be known, even if such a thing were to exist.