is the world one big misguidance have you ever questioned whether the people
you ever questioned whether the people
you ever questioned whether the people at the top of the hierarchy of knowledge
at the top of the hierarchy of knowledge
at the top of the hierarchy of knowledge actually know what they’re talking about
actually know what they’re talking about
actually know what they’re talking about I did but before I go into that let me
I did but before I go into that let me
I did but before I go into that let me take you back to an I was a kid when I
take you back to an I was a kid when I
take you back to an I was a kid when I was a kid I wasn’t strong enough to
was a kid I wasn’t strong enough to
was a kid I wasn’t strong enough to switch the furniture in my room around I
switch the furniture in my room around I
switch the furniture in my room around I never wanted to so had to call my mom
never wanted to so had to call my mom
never wanted to so had to call my mom and dad to do it for me I also wasn’t
and dad to do it for me I also wasn’t
and dad to do it for me I also wasn’t allowed to do it in case I broke
allowed to do it in case I broke
allowed to do it in case I broke something and Here I am as a 17 year old
something and Here I am as a 17 year old
something and Here I am as a 17 year old there came a time when I wanted to
there came a time when I wanted to
there came a time when I wanted to redecorate my room but I kept forgetting
redecorate my room but I kept forgetting
redecorate my room but I kept forgetting take permission for my mom so it never
take permission for my mom so it never
take permission for my mom so it never happened and after a period of around
happened and after a period of around
happened and after a period of around three months of having that desire I got
three months of having that desire I got
three months of having that desire I got really frustrated one day and I got a
really frustrated one day and I got a
really frustrated one day and I got a great idea why don’t I just do it myself
great idea why don’t I just do it myself
great idea why don’t I just do it myself and so I did my parents walked into my
and so I did my parents walked into my
and so I did my parents walked into my room they did not bat an eye seems like
room they did not bat an eye seems like
room they did not bat an eye seems like a pretty trivial story to tell you right
a pretty trivial story to tell you right
a pretty trivial story to tell you right but here’s why I used it for some reason
but here’s why I used it for some reason
but here’s why I used it for some reason as a 17 year old I made the assumption
as a 17 year old I made the assumption
as a 17 year old I made the assumption that I still wasn’t strong enough to
that I still wasn’t strong enough to
that I still wasn’t strong enough to switch my room around and I still need
switch my room around and I still need
switch my room around and I still need to take permission from my parents but I
to take permission from my parents but I
to take permission from my parents but I was mistaken and there’s this feeling
was mistaken and there’s this feeling
was mistaken and there’s this feeling that I got when I realized that I was
that I got when I realized that I was
that I got when I realized that I was mistaken it was the same feeling that
mistaken it was the same feeling that
mistaken it was the same feeling that you got when you found out that you’ve
you got when you found out that you’ve
you got when you found out that you’ve been eating tic-tac strong your entire
been eating tic-tac strong your entire
been eating tic-tac strong your entire life or the same feeling that you got
life or the same feeling that you got
life or the same feeling that you got when he found out that Mario actually
when he found out that Mario actually
when he found out that Mario actually hit the block with his hands not his
hit the block with his hands not his
hit the block with his hands not his head or the same feeling that you got
head or the same feeling that you got
head or the same feeling that you got when you found out the correct way to
when you found out the correct way to
when you found out the correct way to pour milk into a cup here’s the correct
pour milk into a cup here’s the correct
pour milk into a cup here’s the correct way to do it this way guarantees no
way to do it this way guarantees no
way to do it this way guarantees no splash back and it was the same feeling
splash back and it was the same feeling
splash back and it was the same feeling that you got when you found out that her
that you got when you found out that her
that you got when you found out that her real name wasn’t actually mom and that
real name wasn’t actually mom and that
real name wasn’t actually mom and that that is the feeling that makes you think
that is the feeling that makes you think
that is the feeling that makes you think oh my god my entire life has been a lie
oh my god my entire life has been a lie
oh my god my entire life has been a lie you see we make assumptions about the
you see we make assumptions about the
you see we make assumptions about the external world all the time that’s how
external world all the time that’s how
external world all the time that’s how as I done the story this is how we build
as I done the story this is how we build
as I done the story this is how we build our reality in fact you making
our reality in fact you making
our reality in fact you making assumptions about the meaning of what
assumptions about the meaning of what
assumptions about the meaning of what I’m trying to say to you right now and I
I’m trying to say to you right now and I
I’m trying to say to you right now and I hope you’re making the correct ones some
hope you’re making the correct ones some
hope you’re making the correct ones some of these assumptions are validated in
of these assumptions are validated in
of these assumptions are validated in which case we call them knowledge but in
which case we call them knowledge but in
which case we call them knowledge but in some situations like when you’re trying
some situations like when you’re trying
some situations like when you’re trying to figure out how to eat a tic-tac or
to figure out how to eat a tic-tac or
to figure out how to eat a tic-tac or pour milk into a cup you make
pour milk into a cup you make
pour milk into a cup you make unvalidated assumptions and by that I
unvalidated assumptions and by that I
unvalidated assumptions and by that I mean that you don’t check or test
mean that you don’t check or test
mean that you don’t check or test your assumptions like we do scientific
your assumptions like we do scientific
your assumptions like we do scientific knowledge for example and I understand
knowledge for example and I understand
knowledge for example and I understand that you wouldn’t need to validate such
that you wouldn’t need to validate such
that you wouldn’t need to validate such insignificant tasks but think of how
insignificant tasks but think of how
insignificant tasks but think of how this problem magnifies itself when you
this problem magnifies itself when you
this problem magnifies itself when you start making unvalidated assumptions
start making unvalidated assumptions
start making unvalidated assumptions about more important things I’m speaking
about more important things I’m speaking
about more important things I’m speaking about things like principles morals and
about things like principles morals and
about things like principles morals and values and what makes it even more
values and what makes it even more
values and what makes it even more crucial first to stop making these
crucial first to stop making these
crucial first to stop making these unvalidated assumptions is that they
unvalidated assumptions is that they
unvalidated assumptions is that they stick with us deep in our minds and they
stick with us deep in our minds and they
stick with us deep in our minds and they form parts of who we are as individuals
form parts of who we are as individuals
form parts of who we are as individuals and as cultures and over time the desire
and as cultures and over time the desire
and as cultures and over time the desire to validate them fades away and unless
to validate them fades away and unless
to validate them fades away and unless you’re given a reason to do so
you’re given a reason to do so
you’re given a reason to do so we don’t examine these assumptions now
we don’t examine these assumptions now
we don’t examine these assumptions now that’s what happens when you’re hit with
that’s what happens when you’re hit with
that’s what happens when you’re hit with one piece of unvalidated information but
one piece of unvalidated information but
one piece of unvalidated information but what happens when you’re put through
what happens when you’re put through
what happens when you’re put through situations where we were bombarded with
situations where we were bombarded with
situations where we were bombarded with tons and tons of information that’s what
tons and tons of information that’s what
tons and tons of information that’s what the external world does to us and we
the external world does to us and we
the external world does to us and we don’t have the time to scrutinize every
don’t have the time to scrutinize every
don’t have the time to scrutinize every single piece of information that there
single piece of information that there
single piece of information that there is we wouldn’t have the time to check
is we wouldn’t have the time to check
is we wouldn’t have the time to check the validity which is whether they make
the validity which is whether they make
the validity which is whether they make logical sense or the reliability which
logical sense or the reliability which
logical sense or the reliability which is whether they’re true how can we reach
is whether they’re true how can we reach
is whether they’re true how can we reach the truth in a world full of so much
the truth in a world full of so much
the truth in a world full of so much information of varying quality in
information of varying quality in
information of varying quality in difficulty but with such little time and
difficulty but with such little time and
difficulty but with such little time and I’m not speaking about some kind of
I’m not speaking about some kind of
I’m not speaking about some kind of universal truth I’m speaking about the
universal truth I’m speaking about the
universal truth I’m speaking about the truth in the situations that meet us in
truth in the situations that meet us in
truth in the situations that meet us in our daily lives the truth or fact that
our daily lives the truth or fact that
our daily lives the truth or fact that is not affected by human perception or
is not affected by human perception or
is not affected by human perception or opinion anyway there’s a story that I
opinion anyway there’s a story that I
opinion anyway there’s a story that I live to get me thinking about these
live to get me thinking about these
live to get me thinking about these things but unfortunately I’m gonna have
things but unfortunately I’m gonna have
things but unfortunately I’m gonna have to skip it and get to it’s more it links
to skip it and get to it’s more it links
to skip it and get to it’s more it links into the principles that one should
into the principles that one should
into the principles that one should follow in life
follow in life
follow in life there came a time when I was incredibly
there came a time when I was incredibly
there came a time when I was incredibly afraid of ending up as a bad person and
afraid of ending up as a bad person and
afraid of ending up as a bad person and being oblivious to it by assuming that I
being oblivious to it by assuming that I
being oblivious to it by assuming that I was doing the right thing and think
was doing the right thing and think
was doing the right thing and think about it many of the immoral people of
about it many of the immoral people of
about it many of the immoral people of the world don’t actually know that
the world don’t actually know that
the world don’t actually know that they’re doing the wrong thing or that
they’re doing the wrong thing or that
they’re doing the wrong thing or that their acts and actions caused corruption
their acts and actions caused corruption
their acts and actions caused corruption I became frightened of the future and I
I became frightened of the future and I
I became frightened of the future and I was skeptical about any new piece of
was skeptical about any new piece of
was skeptical about any new piece of information that was thrown at me one
information that was thrown at me one
information that was thrown at me one principal that question for example was
principal that question for example was
principal that question for example was one that said don’t worry about what
one that said don’t worry about what
one that said don’t worry about what other people think how can I not worry
other people think how can I not worry
other people think how can I not worry about what other people think what if I
about what other people think what if I
about what other people think what if I was ignorant ly doing something wrong
was ignorant ly doing something wrong
was ignorant ly doing something wrong and only other people are able to spot
and only other people are able to spot
and only other people are able to spot it or another principle like be yourself
it or another principle like be yourself
it or another principle like be yourself I am no
I am no
I am no near perfect and as far as I’m concerned
near perfect and as far as I’m concerned
near perfect and as far as I’m concerned I am Who I am because of the path that
I am Who I am because of the path that
I am Who I am because of the path that my life has taken had I grown up in a
my life has taken had I grown up in a
my life has taken had I grown up in a different environment I may have been a
different environment I may have been a
different environment I may have been a different person an even better person
different person an even better person
different person an even better person what should I just be myself we’re
what should I just be myself we’re
what should I just be myself we’re conclusions like be yourself and don’t
conclusions like be yourself and don’t
conclusions like be yourself and don’t worry about what other people say true
worry about what other people say true
worry about what other people say true conclusions to follow or are they merely
conclusions to follow or are they merely
conclusions to follow or are they merely the result of the thinking of certain
the result of the thinking of certain
the result of the thinking of certain people succumbing to the complexity of
people succumbing to the complexity of
people succumbing to the complexity of the world giving up and taking the easy
the world giving up and taking the easy
the world giving up and taking the easy way out by providing such
way out by providing such
way out by providing such generalizations so that they can put
generalizations so that they can put
generalizations so that they can put their minds at ease these could have
their minds at ease these could have
their minds at ease these could have been people’s assumptions for all I know
been people’s assumptions for all I know
been people’s assumptions for all I know an hour and not actually the truth and
an hour and not actually the truth and
an hour and not actually the truth and the thing is that is quite likely to
the thing is that is quite likely to
the thing is that is quite likely to happen because of the sheer amount of
happen because of the sheer amount of
happen because of the sheer amount of assumptions that we make every day a
assumptions that we make every day a
assumptions that we make every day a huge number of which is either
huge number of which is either
huge number of which is either inaccurate or simply based off the wrong
inaccurate or simply based off the wrong
inaccurate or simply based off the wrong information and what’s more when
information and what’s more when
information and what’s more when assumptions are wrongly taken as facts
assumptions are wrongly taken as facts
assumptions are wrongly taken as facts they can and will stick around for years
they can and will stick around for years
they can and will stick around for years you’d be amazed as to how something can
you’d be amazed as to how something can
you’d be amazed as to how something can go from an idea and someone’s head to
go from an idea and someone’s head to
go from an idea and someone’s head to accepted knowledge through a chain of
accepted knowledge through a chain of
accepted knowledge through a chain of people and that’s what scared me the
people and that’s what scared me the
people and that’s what scared me the most
most
most both of these conclusions there are
both of these conclusions there are
both of these conclusions there are examples of things that have executed
examples of things that have executed
examples of things that have executed the wrong way are going to render you
the wrong way are going to render you
the wrong way are going to render you ignorant after a long time of
ignorant after a long time of
ignorant after a long time of questioning these specific principles
questioning these specific principles
questioning these specific principles and I understand what they imply because
and I understand what they imply because
and I understand what they imply because I’ve experienced situations which helped
I’ve experienced situations which helped
I’ve experienced situations which helped me understand them and most importantly
me understand them and most importantly
me understand them and most importantly of all I understand that they’re merely
of all I understand that they’re merely
of all I understand that they’re merely approximations with exceptions but back
approximations with exceptions but back
approximations with exceptions but back then when I was constantly thinking
then when I was constantly thinking
then when I was constantly thinking about the future I felt paralyzed the
about the future I felt paralyzed the
about the future I felt paralyzed the arrow of time moves nowhere but forward
arrow of time moves nowhere but forward
arrow of time moves nowhere but forward all I wanted to do was stop it because I
all I wanted to do was stop it because I
all I wanted to do was stop it because I had to make decisions all the time yet I
had to make decisions all the time yet I
had to make decisions all the time yet I was too overwhelmed with information
was too overwhelmed with information
was too overwhelmed with information lack of time and confusion to make the
lack of time and confusion to make the
lack of time and confusion to make the correct ones and we all feel that way
correct ones and we all feel that way
correct ones and we all feel that way sometimes I wanted the truth to follow
sometimes I wanted the truth to follow
sometimes I wanted the truth to follow but it seemed like ignorance was
but it seemed like ignorance was
but it seemed like ignorance was inevitable now while all of that was
inevitable now while all of that was
inevitable now while all of that was that anxiety was happening in my
that anxiety was happening in my
that anxiety was happening in my personal life in my work life I was
personal life in my work life I was
personal life in my work life I was defending the entire you do nothing but
defending the entire you do nothing but
defending the entire you do nothing but science and mathematics with science I
science and mathematics with science I
science and mathematics with science I struggled to understand the topics at
struggled to understand the topics at
struggled to understand the topics at hand embarking on new topic was
hand embarking on new topic was
hand embarking on new topic was perplexing that was because I was
perplexing that was because I was
perplexing that was because I was confused all the time I didn’t enjoy the
confused all the time I didn’t enjoy the
confused all the time I didn’t enjoy the learning process at all I was always
learning process at all I was always
learning process at all I was always overwhelmed by complexity
overwhelmed by complexity
overwhelmed by complexity there are too many questions that I was
there are too many questions that I was
there are too many questions that I was trying to answer because there always
trying to answer because there always
trying to answer because there always seemed to be gaps and inconsistencies
seemed to be gaps and inconsistencies
seemed to be gaps and inconsistencies and what I was learning I constantly
and what I was learning I constantly
and what I was learning I constantly felt like some crucial information was
felt like some crucial information was
felt like some crucial information was missing and it was hard because I didn’t
missing and it was hard because I didn’t
missing and it was hard because I didn’t even understand what I didn’t understand
even understand what I didn’t understand
even understand what I didn’t understand what’s more whenever I tried answering a
what’s more whenever I tried answering a
what’s more whenever I tried answering a question there seemed to be seas of
question there seemed to be seas of
question there seemed to be seas of information to go through all of which
information to go through all of which
information to go through all of which had the same gaps and consistencies in
had the same gaps and consistencies in
had the same gaps and consistencies in them so I was always left more confused
them so I was always left more confused
them so I was always left more confused and with more questions to answer back
and with more questions to answer back
and with more questions to answer back then it stressed me out so much that I
then it stressed me out so much that I
then it stressed me out so much that I made the conclusion that the entire
made the conclusion that the entire
made the conclusion that the entire world was just one big misguidance
world was just one big misguidance
world was just one big misguidance because the information we were given
because the information we were given
because the information we were given was never complete so I questioned
was never complete so I questioned
was never complete so I questioned whether it was even true I felt like I
whether it was even true I felt like I
whether it was even true I felt like I was completely on my own because there
was completely on my own because there
was completely on my own because there seemed to be no reliable source of
seemed to be no reliable source of
seemed to be no reliable source of guidance and we all feel that way
guidance and we all feel that way
guidance and we all feel that way sometimes every book and man seemed
sometimes every book and man seemed
sometimes every book and man seemed flawed in some way and going to
flawed in some way and going to
flawed in some way and going to university which one day seemed like a
university which one day seemed like a
university which one day seemed like a likely solution to my confusion was no
likely solution to my confusion was no
likely solution to my confusion was no longer an option because I came to the
longer an option because I came to the
longer an option because I came to the because I discovered that the more you
because I discovered that the more you
because I discovered that the more you know the more gaps and inconsistencies
know the more gaps and inconsistencies
know the more gaps and inconsistencies that you have to deal with and at the
that you have to deal with and at the
that you have to deal with and at the end of all that genuine pain and
end of all that genuine pain and
end of all that genuine pain and desperation I discovered that my problem
desperation I discovered that my problem
desperation I discovered that my problem was that I didn’t know how to think I
was that I didn’t know how to think I
was that I didn’t know how to think I knew how to succumb to the complexity
knew how to succumb to the complexity
knew how to succumb to the complexity and give up yeah I was pretty good at
and give up yeah I was pretty good at
and give up yeah I was pretty good at that but I didn’t know how to think and
that but I didn’t know how to think and
that but I didn’t know how to think and I was shattered because it’s a
I was shattered because it’s a
I was shattered because it’s a high-performing school student I’d made
high-performing school student I’d made
high-performing school student I’d made the unvalidated assumption that I was
the unvalidated assumption that I was
the unvalidated assumption that I was good at thinking and that one assumption
good at thinking and that one assumption
good at thinking and that one assumption that I made without thinking about it
that I made without thinking about it
that I made without thinking about it put me in constant agony for the first
put me in constant agony for the first
put me in constant agony for the first 10 months of 2016 and it was holding me
10 months of 2016 and it was holding me
10 months of 2016 and it was holding me back in both my person in my academic
back in both my person in my academic
back in both my person in my academic life so I wondered how people like how
life so I wondered how people like how
life so I wondered how people like how the grades people like Newton and Darwin
the grades people like Newton and Darwin
the grades people like Newton and Darwin managed to formulate coherent theories
managed to formulate coherent theories
managed to formulate coherent theories despite all the gaps and inconsistencies
despite all the gaps and inconsistencies
despite all the gaps and inconsistencies that despite all the gaps that they have
that despite all the gaps that they have
that despite all the gaps that they have in their knowledge and I wondered how a
in their knowledge and I wondered how a
in their knowledge and I wondered how a subject like chemistry with disgusting
subject like chemistry with disgusting
subject like chemistry with disgusting amount of gaps and inconsistencies
amount of gaps and inconsistencies
amount of gaps and inconsistencies manages to change the world like it has
manages to change the world like it has
manages to change the world like it has today and I will tell you how in a
today and I will tell you how in a
today and I will tell you how in a second how I think these people did it
second how I think these people did it
second how I think these people did it in a second
in a second
in a second but before that let me tell you how that
but before that let me tell you how that
but before that let me tell you how that your science
your science
your science mathematics taught me how to understand
mathematics taught me how to understand
mathematics taught me how to understand the world and seek the truth science is
the world and seek the truth science is
the world and seek the truth science is trying to understand the world through
trying to understand the world through
trying to understand the world through science we try to obtain knowledge about
science we try to obtain knowledge about
science we try to obtain knowledge about everything and we do that by trying to
everything and we do that by trying to
everything and we do that by trying to figure out the relationships between the
figure out the relationships between the
figure out the relationships between the different variables or the parameters in
different variables or the parameters in
different variables or the parameters in our world that’s why whenever you look
our world that’s why whenever you look
our world that’s why whenever you look at a research paper on where or whenever
at a research paper on where or whenever
at a research paper on where or whenever you’re learn science you’re gonna be hit
you’re learn science you’re gonna be hit
you’re learn science you’re gonna be hit with a lot of graphs because they’re a
with a lot of graphs because they’re a
with a lot of graphs because they’re a good way of visualizing the different
good way of visualizing the different
good way of visualizing the different relationships between the parameters
relationships between the parameters
relationships between the parameters mathematics on the other hand has taught
mathematics on the other hand has taught
mathematics on the other hand has taught me to think about the universe as a
me to think about the universe as a
me to think about the universe as a giant system full of those parameters
giant system full of those parameters
giant system full of those parameters linked together in complicated ways and
linked together in complicated ways and
linked together in complicated ways and as scientists and mathematicians we’re
as scientists and mathematicians we’re
as scientists and mathematicians we’re trying to figure out what parameters
trying to figure out what parameters
trying to figure out what parameters there are and what the links between
there are and what the links between
there are and what the links between them are now we’re all wondering now
them are now we’re all wondering now
them are now we’re all wondering now what exactly is a parameter a parameter
what exactly is a parameter a parameter
what exactly is a parameter a parameter is a simple idea it’s basically
is a simple idea it’s basically
is a simple idea it’s basically something which defines a system take
something which defines a system take
something which defines a system take our universe for example it has time
our universe for example it has time
our universe for example it has time space and forces like gravity all of
space and forces like gravity all of
space and forces like gravity all of these are parameters there are things
these are parameters there are things
these are parameters there are things that define this system that is the
that define this system that is the
that define this system that is the universe and help make it the way that
universe and help make it the way that
universe and help make it the way that it is all the theories that science
it is all the theories that science
it is all the theories that science builds tries to figure out what relation
builds tries to figure out what relation
builds tries to figure out what relation what parameters there are in the world
what parameters there are in the world
what parameters there are in the world and the relationships between them but
and the relationships between them but
and the relationships between them but the world is so complicated
the world is so complicated
the world is so complicated with many many parameters that no one
with many many parameters that no one
with many many parameters that no one man can encompass at all in his mind
man can encompass at all in his mind
man can encompass at all in his mind which is what I was trying to do there’s
which is what I was trying to do there’s
which is what I was trying to do there’s not enough time that’s why we split the
not enough time that’s why we split the
not enough time that’s why we split the world into different fields of knowledge
world into different fields of knowledge
world into different fields of knowledge and this categorization makes it easier
and this categorization makes it easier
and this categorization makes it easier for us to understand the universe
for us to understand the universe
for us to understand the universe so I’ll each field of knowledge you may
so I’ll each field of knowledge you may
so I’ll each field of knowledge you may run into questions which require
run into questions which require
run into questions which require knowledge from other fields in order to
knowledge from other fields in order to
knowledge from other fields in order to be solved they remain distinguished
be solved they remain distinguished
be solved they remain distinguished enough such that a chemist can get on
enough such that a chemist can get on
enough such that a chemist can get on with their job without an in-depth
with their job without an in-depth
with their job without an in-depth knowledge of mathematics yet if a
knowledge of mathematics yet if a
knowledge of mathematics yet if a chemist wants to understand chemistry
chemist wants to understand chemistry
chemist wants to understand chemistry from a highly mathematical point of view
from a highly mathematical point of view
from a highly mathematical point of view there’s also a job to do that
there’s also a job to do that
there’s also a job to do that essentially this means that scientists
essentially this means that scientists
essentially this means that scientists isolate the world isolates different
isolate the world isolates different
isolate the world isolates different parts of the world to a certain extent
parts of the world to a certain extent
parts of the world to a certain extent and each scientists manages to
and each scientists manages to
and each scientists manages to understand the specific questions which
understand the specific questions which
understand the specific questions which they which they ask about the world
they which they ask about the world
they which they ask about the world without without despite the endless seed
without without despite the endless seed
without without despite the endless seed of questions was their own into so I
of questions was their own into so I
of questions was their own into so I started here I realized that if I
started here I realized that if I
started here I realized that if I categorize the world and
categorize the world and
categorize the world and parameters and their links much like
parameters and their links much like
parameters and their links much like scientists and mathematicians do I’ve
scientists and mathematicians do I’ve
scientists and mathematicians do I’ve come one step closer to finding the
come one step closer to finding the
come one step closer to finding the truth understand in the world and
truth understand in the world and
truth understand in the world and solving my non endless confusion in any
solving my non endless confusion in any
solving my non endless confusion in any of the situations that met me in my
of the situations that met me in my
of the situations that met me in my daily life and we all want to do that
daily life and we all want to do that
daily life and we all want to do that let me explain further by taking a
let me explain further by taking a
let me explain further by taking a closer look at the method of thought
closer look at the method of thought
closer look at the method of thought that I learned that I deduced from
that I learned that I deduced from
that I learned that I deduced from scientists and mathematicians in science
scientists and mathematicians in science
scientists and mathematicians in science we try to build models of the world if
we try to build models of the world if
we try to build models of the world if you ever come across a science book the
you ever come across a science book the
you ever come across a science book the fear is the stuff that it teaches you
fear is the stuff that it teaches you
fear is the stuff that it teaches you it’s only a model of parts of the world
it’s only a model of parts of the world
it’s only a model of parts of the world because we don’t yet have a complete
because we don’t yet have a complete
because we don’t yet have a complete model of the entire world a model
model of the entire world a model
model of the entire world a model approximates the world and it does this
approximates the world and it does this
approximates the world and it does this by getting a bunch of parameters things
by getting a bunch of parameters things
by getting a bunch of parameters things that define the system bashing them
that define the system bashing them
that define the system bashing them together piling them up to find the
together piling them up to find the
together piling them up to find the links between them and then that allows
links between them and then that allows
links between them and then that allows us to come to predictions about the
us to come to predictions about the
us to come to predictions about the world the solid scientific theory is but
world the solid scientific theory is but
world the solid scientific theory is but that doesn’t just happen in science we
that doesn’t just happen in science we
that doesn’t just happen in science we all use our minds to build models of the
all use our minds to build models of the
all use our minds to build models of the world and this ladies and gentlemen is
world and this ladies and gentlemen is
world and this ladies and gentlemen is the fundamental idea of my talk
the fundamental idea of my talk
the fundamental idea of my talk spreading to you the fact that we should
spreading to you the fact that we should
spreading to you the fact that we should all think about the world as if we were
all think about the world as if we were
all think about the world as if we were as if it were a mere model in our minds
as if it were a mere model in our minds
as if it were a mere model in our minds is the underpinning idea of my talk
now as I said we make assumptions about
now as I said we make assumptions about the parameters that there are in the
the parameters that there are in the
the parameters that there are in the world and the links between these
world and the links between these
world and the links between these parameters that’s how we build our
parameters that’s how we build our
parameters that’s how we build our reality but that doesn’t mean that all
reality but that doesn’t mean that all
reality but that doesn’t mean that all the parameters in your model have to be
the parameters in your model have to be
the parameters in your model have to be linked for example you may find that you
linked for example you may find that you
linked for example you may find that you don’t necessarily associate something
don’t necessarily associate something
don’t necessarily associate something like eating with particle physics but
like eating with particle physics but
like eating with particle physics but some physicists somewhere has probably
some physicists somewhere has probably
some physicists somewhere has probably thought about the link and added it to
thought about the link and added it to
thought about the link and added it to their model so and this is the first
their model so and this is the first
their model so and this is the first step to finding the truth making sure
step to finding the truth making sure
step to finding the truth making sure that the links that you do find that the
that the links that you do find that the
that the links that you do find that the correct ones you don’t have to find all
correct ones you don’t have to find all
correct ones you don’t have to find all the links because you never really can
the links because you never really can
the links because you never really can know everything there’s not enough time
know everything there’s not enough time
know everything there’s not enough time and I’m gonna use an analogy to explain
and I’m gonna use an analogy to explain
and I’m gonna use an analogy to explain the rest of the process
the rest of the process
the rest of the process I really hate analogies because they
I really hate analogies because they
I really hate analogies because they always manage to miss off parameters and
always manage to miss off parameters and
always manage to miss off parameters and if math teaches me anything one missing
if math teaches me anything one missing
if math teaches me anything one missing parameter can lead to a detrimental
parameter can lead to a detrimental
parameter can lead to a detrimental effect on the entire system but I’m
effect on the entire system but I’m
effect on the entire system but I’m going to use one to bring the idea
going to use one to bring the idea
going to use one to bring the idea closer imagine the model formulated in
closer imagine the model formulated in
closer imagine the model formulated in your head is like a three dimensions pie
your head is like a three dimensions pie
your head is like a three dimensions pie the rub that you’re weaving imagine the
the rub that you’re weaving imagine the
the rub that you’re weaving imagine the different threads our assumptions and
different threads our assumptions and
different threads our assumptions and that the nodes are parameters when you
that the nodes are parameters when you
that the nodes are parameters when you look at the web from outside it seems
look at the web from outside it seems
look at the web from outside it seems complex and quite often we succumb to
complex and quite often we succumb to
complex and quite often we succumb to complexity because we’re confused and
complexity because we’re confused and
complexity because we’re confused and North to overcome that imagine yourself
North to overcome that imagine yourself
North to overcome that imagine yourself jumping inside the web and walking along
jumping inside the web and walking along
jumping inside the web and walking along the path carefully pinpointing your
the path carefully pinpointing your
the path carefully pinpointing your confusion points asking yourself
confusion points asking yourself
confusion points asking yourself questions and trying to build an
questions and trying to build an
questions and trying to build an awareness of the ideas in your head
awareness of the ideas in your head
awareness of the ideas in your head trying to understand why you’re confused
now that’s how we deal with confusion
now that’s how we deal with confusion you prove your train of thought and you
you prove your train of thought and you
you prove your train of thought and you try to understand your mind but how do
try to understand your mind but how do
try to understand your mind but how do you deal with the information overload
you deal with the information overload
you deal with the information overload from the external world the key is to
from the external world the key is to
from the external world the key is to prioritize imagine yourself reaching
prioritize imagine yourself reaching
prioritize imagine yourself reaching while proving your imagine wide probing
while proving your imagine wide probing
while proving your imagine wide probing three-dimensional web you reach certain
three-dimensional web you reach certain
three-dimensional web you reach certain confusion points or questions which seem
confusion points or questions which seem
confusion points or questions which seem like they’re going to take too much time
like they’re going to take too much time
like they’re going to take too much time the answer or to deal with if you like
the answer or to deal with if you like
the answer or to deal with if you like leaving them out is going to leave you
leaving them out is going to leave you
leaving them out is going to leave you confused
confused
confused yeah dealing with them means more
yeah dealing with them means more
yeah dealing with them means more information to deal with and more gaps
information to deal with and more gaps
information to deal with and more gaps and inconsistencies deal with so even
and inconsistencies deal with so even
and inconsistencies deal with so even more confusion the best way to do the
more confusion the best way to do the
more confusion the best way to do the best way to deal with this is to imagine
best way to deal with this is to imagine
best way to deal with this is to imagine yourself sealing off the line of thought
yourself sealing off the line of thought
yourself sealing off the line of thought imagine putting a cap at the end of the
imagine putting a cap at the end of the
imagine putting a cap at the end of the threads that there are on the web rather
threads that there are on the web rather
threads that there are on the web rather than expanding them and by that by doing
than expanding them and by that by doing
than expanding them and by that by doing that you’ve acknowledged what you do and
that you’ve acknowledged what you do and
that you’ve acknowledged what you do and what you do not know and you’ve built an
what you do not know and you’ve built an
what you do not know and you’ve built an awareness of how your mind works so
awareness of how your mind works so
awareness of how your mind works so you’re not confused and now you can
you’re not confused and now you can
you’re not confused and now you can spend your time where it needs to be
spend your time where it needs to be
spend your time where it needs to be spent but after I began using this new
spent but after I began using this new
spent but after I began using this new concept to clear my confusion and
concept to clear my confusion and
concept to clear my confusion and understand the world I came across one
understand the world I came across one
understand the world I came across one issue with it it should I don’t memory
issue with it it should I don’t memory
issue with it it should I don’t memory too much and so I found that I was
too much and so I found that I was
too much and so I found that I was forgetting many of the justifications
forgetting many of the justifications
forgetting many of the justifications upon which certain conclusion that I’ve
upon which certain conclusion that I’ve
upon which certain conclusion that I’ve come to her based try to think about a
come to her based try to think about a
come to her based try to think about a time when you were when you were arguing
time when you were when you were arguing
time when you were when you were arguing with somebody when you had a certain
with somebody when you had a certain
with somebody when you had a certain opinion in your head but when confronted
opinion in your head but when confronted
opinion in your head but when confronted you couldn’t come up with his you
you couldn’t come up with his you
you couldn’t come up with his you couldn’t come up with a strong
couldn’t come up with a strong
couldn’t come up with a strong justification because you’ve forgotten
justification because you’ve forgotten
justification because you’ve forgotten your justification even worse when you
your justification even worse when you
your justification even worse when you sit down with yourself and you still
sit down with yourself and you still
sit down with yourself and you still can’t remember why you’ve come to a
can’t remember why you’ve come to a
can’t remember why you’ve come to a certain conclusion your opinion may have
certain conclusion your opinion may have
certain conclusion your opinion may have been perfectly valid yet you’ve wasted
been perfectly valid yet you’ve wasted
been perfectly valid yet you’ve wasted time by forgetting it and the reason
time by forgetting it and the reason
time by forgetting it and the reason that was a big problem for me was that I
that was a big problem for me was that I
that was a big problem for me was that I began not considering other people’s
began not considering other people’s
began not considering other people’s opinions at all because I was afraid
opinions at all because I was afraid
opinions at all because I was afraid that they were convinced me of their
that they were convinced me of their
that they were convinced me of their opinion merely because I forgot my own
opinion merely because I forgot my own
opinion merely because I forgot my own so I became exactly what I was afraid of
so I became exactly what I was afraid of
so I became exactly what I was afraid of ignorant and the only good way to
ignorant and the only good way to
ignorant and the only good way to overcome this memory problem to me was
overcome this memory problem to me was
overcome this memory problem to me was to write if there was some major lesson
to write if there was some major lesson
to write if there was some major lesson that I learned I’d write it down and I
that I learned I’d write it down and I
that I learned I’d write it down and I found that that that way I was actually
found that that that way I was actually
found that that that way I was actually building my character over time rather
building my character over time rather
building my character over time rather than building parts of it forgetting
than building parts of it forgetting
than building parts of it forgetting them and then having to waste time
them and then having to waste time
them and then having to waste time rebuilding them again and not only is
rebuilding them again and not only is
rebuilding them again and not only is writing the best way to deal with the
writing the best way to deal with the
writing the best way to deal with the memory problem it’s also the best way to
memory problem it’s also the best way to
memory problem it’s also the best way to focus your mind while probing your train
focus your mind while probing your train
focus your mind while probing your train of thought
now I’m going to finish off with an
now I’m going to finish off with an example science and mathematics teach me
example science and mathematics teach me
example science and mathematics teach me that we can go from this equation to
that we can go from this equation to
that we can go from this equation to this equation to this equation all the
this equation to this equation all the
this equation to this equation all the way down to that equation as you can see
way down to that equation as you can see
way down to that equation as you can see the equations are getting bigger and
the equations are getting bigger and
the equations are getting bigger and more complex because they’re considering
more complex because they’re considering
more complex because they’re considering more parameters and the assumptions
more parameters and the assumptions
more parameters and the assumptions within them are being refined the models
within them are being refined the models
within them are being refined the models in our mind are no different they are
in our mind are no different they are
in our mind are no different they are similar
similar
similar until newly arising knowledge comes up
until newly arising knowledge comes up
until newly arising knowledge comes up we have to make ourself aware of the
we have to make ourself aware of the
we have to make ourself aware of the current model in our mind and we have to
current model in our mind and we have to
current model in our mind and we have to understand why we come to certain
understand why we come to certain
understand why we come to certain conclusions about the world learn how to
conclusions about the world learn how to
conclusions about the world learn how to think by probing your train of thought
think by probing your train of thought
think by probing your train of thought in order to alter the model in your head
in order to alter the model in your head
in order to alter the model in your head be aware of the ideas and the parameters
be aware of the ideas and the parameters
be aware of the ideas and the parameters and the links between them of the
and the links between them of the
and the links between them of the current model in your head
current model in your head
current model in your head penetrate complexity and don’t take the
penetrate complexity and don’t take the
penetrate complexity and don’t take the easy way out be patient and you will
easy way out be patient and you will
easy way out be patient and you will reach the truth and I hope that was
reach the truth and I hope that was
reach the truth and I hope that was helpful thank you
helpful thank you
helpful thank you [Applause]
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