Re: A preliminary look at Spoonerisms

JGCASEY wrote:
On Jul 17, 9:04 am, ck <ck_NoS...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
JGCASEY wrote:
[...]
GS is limited to radical behaviorist terminology and a radical
behaviorists world view. I don't think AI actually interests
him at all.
Then i look forward to crossing swords with GS.
On Jul 17, 9:04 am, ck <ck_NoS...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
JGCASEY wrote:

GS is limited to radical behaviorist terminology and a radical
behaviorists world view. I don't think AI actually interests
him at all.
Then i look forward to crossing swords with GS.

A waste of time. GS has his own agenda and I don't think it
will be the same as yours. He will not be interested in any
discussion beyond his own domain and personal area of interest
as indeed is the case for most (all?) who write to these groups.




Thanks for the heads up, i'm really after a discussion on the
implications, as oppose to the definitions attached to cause
and effect. What of the effects we haven't yet charted for this
science? Who thinks ahead? You might start with the few on the
receiving end of this science, all the differences between
theory and daily chore of its practice.

Its interesting to see GS ask for definitions of positive
reinforcement, when even Father Skinner acknowledged what
applies for one person won't necessarily apply to another.
On a practical level, out amoungst the masses there wouldn't
be any room in its practice to recognize the subjectivity of
this area. Its a science of models and probabilities looking
to make truth of the preordained behaviour, a science which fundamentally needs routine to prove its worth.

As for agenda, our cleric GS would do well to consider the
future proscribed by Father Skinner.
.

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