Comments by "Peter deWolf" (@StoneShards) on "Chris Williamson"
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Balance makes the cynic cynical about his own cynicism. Delusion is the fantasy you believe to be fact. Fantasy is the fundamental psychical balancing mechanism. The basis of fantasy is "imagination", the creative facility of awareness, which is used to instantiate symbol systems, that, in their turn constitute control interfaces to the emotional layer of psyche. This is the pattern of all "self-control". From the perspective of awareness, the "unknown" is the inchoate, imperfectly formed or developed; disordered or incoherent...a random seethe of possibility, potential. Striking a balance means comparing a particular "known" to a relevant "unknown", observing and identifying associations as they arise in response to the character of the contact with the "unknown". Step by step, you clothe the unknown in images known only to you. The pattern of these images forms a symbol that represents particular knowledge--the unknown has, thus, been actualized, becoming "known". Continuing the process, the border of the "unknown" is pushed back, as disorder is ordered in experience. The pressure of disorder liberates order from its own tyranny, perfection of order.
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"Always tell the truth", is probably not exactly correct: "Do not speak falsely"--including to yourself--because there are special consequences for speech, especially brutally honest speech. You know what words mean for you, but for others you can't know for sure, so it can be unfair to speak what you think is the brutally honest truth to everyone. You are guaranteed to be misunderstood, rendering you a liar in another's eyes, engendering a variety of real-world consequences...all due to original error. Generally, the less said, the better for you, but maybe not best for others. The original error could probably be corrected, enabling error-free communication.
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