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Tag: Gregory Bateson

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We have been trained to think of patterns, with the exception of those of music, as fixed affairs. It is easier and lazier that way but, of course, all nonsense.

“We have been trained to think of patterns, with the exception of those of music, as fixed affairs. It is easier and lazier that way but, of course, all nonsense.” — Gregory Bateson, Mind and Nature

Author YahooeyPosted on August 8, 2019August 4, 2019Categories QuotationsTags Gregory Bateson, Mind and Nature, nonsense, patternsLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Rigor alone is paralytic death, but imagination alone is insanity.

“Rigor alone is paralytic death, but imagination alone is insanity.” — Gregory Bateson, Mind and Nature

Author YahooeyPosted on May 9, 2019May 4, 2019Categories QuotationsTags Gregory Bateson, imagination, insanity, Mind and Nature, paralysis, rigorLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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For a man to change the basic beliefs that determine his perception - his epistemological premises - he must first become aware that reality is not necessarily as he believes it to be.

“For a man to change the basic beliefs that determine his perception – his epistemological premises – he must first become aware that reality is not necessarily as he believes it to be.” — Gregory Bateson, Steps to an Ecology of Mind

Author YahooeyPosted on December 26, 2018December 18, 2018Categories QuotationsTags beliefs, Gregory Bateson, perception, premises, reality, Steps to an Ecology of MindLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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We create the world that we perceive, not because there is no reality outside our heads, but because we select and edit the reality we see to conform to our beliefs about what sort of world we live in.

“We create the world that we perceive, not because there is no reality outside our heads, but because we select and edit the reality we see to conform to our beliefs about what sort of world we live in.” — Gregory Bateson, Steps to an Ecology of Mind

Author YahooeyPosted on September 26, 2018September 15, 2018Categories QuotationsTags beliefs, Gregory Bateson, perception, reality, Steps to an Ecology of MindLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think.

“The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think.” — Gregory Bateson, An Ecology of Mind

Author YahooeyPosted on July 12, 2018June 17, 2018Categories QuotationsTags An Ecology of Mind, Gregory Bateson, nature, problems, thoughtLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Logic is a poor model of cause and effect.

“Logic is a poor model of cause and effect.” — Gregory Bateson, Mind and Nature

Author YahooeyPosted on May 9, 2018May 6, 2018Categories QuotationsTags cause, effect, Gregory Bateson, logic, Mind and NatureLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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