[MD] Patterns

David M davidint at blueyonder.co.uk
Sat May 10 15:10:33 PDT 2008


patterns require identifying that certain experiences
relate to each other, they are the same in some way,
they repeat in some way. If they are unique then there
is no pattern.

DM


> To whom it may concern,
>
> Since the MoQ is based on talk about static patterns of value I have 
> always
> found it curious that so little attention is paid to this word.
>
> Since people are sloppy about attributing who said what in previous posts, 
> I
> don't know who chimed in with this from Wiki:
>
>>       B)   a regular and intelligible form or sequence discernible
>>            in certain actions or situations
>
> I think this reveal three critical aspects of "patterns"
>
> First is that they have form. They occupy space; whether it is physical or
> conceptual space.
>
> Second they involve sequence. They have a temporal dimension. This can be 
> a
> matter of order of occurrence as in music or a matter of duration.
>
> Third they are intelligible, discernable. They are not strictly speaking
> properties or entities. They are not TiTs. They are perceptual attributes
> that intelligent entities discover and share.
>
> I would add to this that pattern recognition is the evolutionary niche 
> that
> our species exploits like no other.
>
>
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