You're a scientist! Testing, refining and updating your hypotheses...
November 5, on a train
“…perceiving is best explained by our brains behaving like scientists who make inferences about the state of the external world.”
~ Daniel D. Hutto and Inês Hipólito
How does the water feel?
You dip your toe in.
You have an expectation.
It may or may not be like that.
If it is, all is well. On you go.
If it isn’t, you need to update and respond.
So-called, minimise the error between what you expect and how it actually is.
You taste the food.
You have an expectation.
It may or may not be like that.
If it is, all is well. On you go.
If it isn’t, you need to update and respond.
So-called, minimise the error between what you expect and how it actually is.
You walk along the path.
You have an expectation.
It may or may not be like that.
If it is, all is well. On you go.
If it isn’t, you need to update and respond.
So-called, minimise the error between what you expect and how it actually is.
And so on.
You are continually experimenting.
Running your hypotheses based on what you know.
And updating as you go.
Difficulty comes when you struggle to update your beliefs about yourself and the world.
The antidote?
To challenge your beliefs often.
And remain curious.
In Zen, it is called the beginner’s mind.
This approach eases much suffering.
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