What I Do Not Know
That I Do Not Know
I Do Not Know
Paradigms to Dyadic/Rainbow Thinking
Dr. Dennis Cogsw
Lifelong Learning Institute of Chesterfield,
March 3, 10, 17 2022
The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become.
Mark Twain in Notebook.
Values are the ‘shoulds’ of life but to be “should on” is no fun.
Confusion is an OK goal; that suggests that your brain/mind are functioning
Dr. Dennis Cogswell
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Introduction.
We have two interactive, guiding parts of our human body: (A) our brain & (B) our mind. One way to think about these is to see the "brain" as the hardware and the "mind" as the software.
The human brain is the central organ of the human nervous system, and with the spinal cord makes up the central nervous system. The brain consists of the cerebrum, the brainstem and the cerebellum. It controls most of the activities of the body, processing, integrating, and coordinating the information it receives from the sense organs, and making decisions as to the instructions sent to the rest of the body. The brain is contained in, and protected by, the skull bones of the head. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_brain
The mind is the set of faculties responsible for mental phenomena including thought, imagination, memory, will sensation, perception, pain experience, belief, desire, intention and emotion.
Various overlapping classifications of mental phenomena have been proposed--well known are Bloom's Thinking-Valuing--Feeling
Consciousness-based approaches give primacy to the conscious mind and allow pre-conscious and unconscious mental phenomena as part of the mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_mind
Most people can list what they do not know i.e. I do not know how to fly a jet plane, bake an apple pie or operate successfully on the human brain.
What is most difficult and often not realized is knowing what I do not know I do not know.
For most people that begins with not knowing much if anything on logic, the human brain/mind or the processes of thinking, valuing, or feeling.
Rehash Session Two
17 March 2022
Thoughts--Values--Feelings
Cognitive Domain
Affective Domain
Feelings/Emotions
Values
Difference stages of Knowing
17 March 2022
Thoughts--Values--Feelings
Cognitive Domain
Affective Domain
Feelings/Emotions
Values
Difference stages of Knowing
What I Do Not Know I Do Not Know
How to Know???
What I Know I Do Not Know
Feelings-Values--Thoughts
Feelings are to life as icing is to a cake. The icing makes the cake
attractive and tasty but IS NOT the cake!!
Paradigms
Broadly speaking, a paradigm is a set of assumptions, theories, or beliefs that serve as the
foundation of concepts, like identity, or institutions, like religion.-
A pattern
How to Know???
What I Know I Do Not Know
Feelings-Values--Thoughts
Feelings are to life as icing is to a cake. The icing makes the cake
attractive and tasty but IS NOT the cake!!
Paradigms
Broadly speaking, a paradigm is a set of assumptions, theories, or beliefs that serve as the
foundation of concepts, like identity, or institutions, like religion.-
A pattern
Figure- Ground
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Our World
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Newtonian and/or Quantum Physics |
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Dyadic/Dualistic Thinking to Rainbow Thinking.
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American core values: American values are the things that are most important to Americans.
10 Core American Values
*Individualism belief that each person is unique, special and a “basic unit of nature” emphasis on individual initiative stress need for independence premium on individual expression.
*Equality open society that ideally treats everyone equally little hierarchy informal directness in relations with others
*Materialism a “right” to be well off and physically comfortable judge people by their possessions scientific approaches primary source of good major factor in change
*Science and technology: values scientific approaches. Primary source of good; major factor in change
*Work and leisure strong work ethic work is the basis of recognition, power. idleness seen as a threat to society leisure is a reward for hard work
*Competition-- aggressive and competitive nature encouraged Be First (#1) mentality; mobility a people on the move vertical (social / economic) as well as physical mobility
*Volunteerism belief in helping others (related to equality concept) philanthropy admired a personal choice not a communal expectation involves associations / denominations rather than kin-groups
*Action and achievement-oriented emphasis on getting things done priority on planning and setting goals tendency to be brief and business like, practical measure results focus on function and pragmatism.
Perception Loops
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TIME
"Time" is the most used noun today.
Time is relative (Einstein)
Relative comes from "relates to."
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Six Ways or Levels Where Humans Relate By Using Time
First developed by James and Joungward and published in their best selling book
"Born to Win". This typology speaks to the way that people structure their time or the six
different levels on which people can relate.
First developed by James and Joungward and published in their best selling book
"Born to Win". This typology speaks to the way that people structure their time or the six
different levels on which people can relate.
- Withdrawal
- Ritual
- Past-timing
- Activity
- Games
- Intimacy
Suggested Reading Sources
March 2022
Davies, Paul (1995). About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution. New York: Touchtone.
Rovelli, Carlo. (2018). The Order of Time. Great Britain: Penguin Books.
Sussman, Janet (2005). The Reality of Time. Fairfield, Iowa. Time Portal Publications.
Toll, Eckhart (2004). The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment Paperback. England: Namaste Publishing.
March 2022
Davies, Paul (1995). About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution. New York: Touchtone.
Rovelli, Carlo. (2018). The Order of Time. Great Britain: Penguin Books.
Sussman, Janet (2005). The Reality of Time. Fairfield, Iowa. Time Portal Publications.
Toll, Eckhart (2004). The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment Paperback. England: Namaste Publishing.
Beliefs
A belief is an attitude that something is the case, or that some proposition about the world is true. Attitudes about the world which can be either true or false. To believe something is to take it to be true; for instance, to believe that snow is white is comparable to accepting the truth of the proposition "snow is white".
However, holding a belief does not require active introspection. For example, few carefully consider whether or not the sun will rise tomorrow, simply assuming that it will. Moreover, beliefs need not be occurrent (e.g. a person actively thinking "snow is white"), but can instead be dispositional (e.g. a person who if asked about the color of snow would assert "snow is white"). Wikipedia
A world view is based on beliefs in four general areas.
REALITY : One focus is "what exists?" While few people sit around contemplating the nature of reality, everyone has ideas about it. Every one has beliefs about whether or not God exists. Those who deny the existence of God have beliefs about the nature of the universe.
Specifically, they hold that the universe is all there is, and that it is composed of material objects governed by natural laws. Those who accept the belief of God also have beliefs about what (s)he is like. Some conceive God an impersonal force, like gravity, while others view him as personal. Beliefs about God have other implications. For an atheist, the universe has no intrinsic meaning or overarching significance. On the other hand, those who accept belief in God typically see the universe as serving some kind of divinely inspired purpose. The way we view reality has a bearing on all of our other beliefs.
Recently, there is the belief that all things are not matter but energy!!
HUMAN NATURE If we have survived adolescence, we understand the importance of the question "who am I?" What does it mean to be a human being? We form beliefs about whether or not there is a spiritual aspect to our nature. This helps us adjust to our mortality. It is also instrumental in the quest for meaning in life. Is there some purpose life serves, or are we, like animals, the product of impersonal biological forces that are indifferent to our existential reflections? We also are concerned about whether or not human history is going anywhere. Should we be optimistic about the direction of human society, or pessimistic? Are we going in any direction at all?
VALUES People act on the basis of principles. We make judgments constantly about our preferences, and our approval or disapproval of things. The word "good" is the most broadly used expression in the English language. All of us have beliefs about the nature of goodness. Are there any standards of judgment that are true whether the individual cares to accept them or not? Are there standards for living that apply to everyone, or are values dependent on individual choice alone? We also form beliefs about the nature of moral responsibility. When, if ever, are we morally guilty? And finally, we form beliefs in the area of values that direct the goals we pursue in life. We embody our basic convictions about "the good life" in the motivations and choices that drive us toward life goals.
TRUTH The category of truth involves our beliefs about the nature and limitations of knowledge. This seems quite abstract to the surface of it. What can be known? What is the difference between rationality and irrationality? Does the same truth hold for all people, or does it differ depending on culture or personal belief? Of all the categories making up a world view, truth is perhaps the most difficult. We hold convictions, sometimes deep ones, that our beliefs are true. But is quite another matter to rationally justify our beliefs--either to ourselves or to others.
Understanding Basic Beliefs | Dwell Community Church (dwellcc.org)
Philosophy--a Science
Philosophy (from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally "love of wisdom") is the study of general and fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Wikipedia
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