Introduction
Below is a conversation on the topic of “forgiveness.”
It is tempting to edit the conversation to remove the various formulaic aspects inherent in chatbot communications. Perhaps even distill the whole thing into a few paragraphs of pithy verbiage packaged into a truthbit.
What are truthbits? They are like tidbits. But, instead of being bits of tid, they are bits of truth.
But, alas, I don’t expect that folks get much value from truthbits. They have gone stale offering little nutrient value.
One could say that the real value of a blog is in the work of following a path of unfolding that leads step-wise through a process of reasoning. That value of any conclusion pales in comparison to the benefit of having taken the journey.
Why? The answer to this is in the nature of distributed networks in the brain. Meta-cognitive functions are good. Meta-cognitive functions involve distributed networks. Distributed networks are strengthened through usage. Ergo, processes that exercise the meta-cognitive functions are good.
All by way of saying, I am more and more inclined to leave most (if not all) of a conversation in the blog.
So here it is: Continue reading →