Workbook Edits for “Making Good Decisions”: Vol. 1 – Part I: Our Shared Humanity, Section #2: The Pluses and Minuses of the Centralization of “Predictions”
This post for subscribers presents the second section from the workbook for Vol. 1 – Part I: Our Shared Humanity.
Section #2 The Pluses and Minuses of the Centralization of “Predictions” - Rodolfo Llinás speculates that the centralization of “Predictions” - across the different scales of sampling time and motor outputs, necessary to create smooth, precise, and accurate motion across all parts of the body – moves us up from the unexamined mindlessness” of “Fixed Action Patterns” (FAPs) by becoming the seat of self-awareness. Llinás shows that thinking minds come from the centralization of “Predictions” to guide movements in the physical world. The centralization of “Predictions” provides a unifying pattern as we move from the concreteness of “Brains” & physical “Motion” to the abstractions of minds & conceptual motions. However, centralization comes with limitations. William Broad uses his lifetime experience with Yoga to emphasize the centering value of “One Mind” meditation. He also warns of the “Willful Ignorance”, Error & Deceit that comes from such centralization of thinking. How can humans overcome the structural limitations that come from the centralization of “Predictions” in order to manage “Motions”? The short answer: At the individual level, and with effort. The long answer starts in the next section with Hanna Arendt’s “Two-in-One-Mind” thinking.
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