Wisdom Builder
Quick Hits
Topic:
Wisdom Mode
Timeless ideas at the intersections of science, philosophy, critical thinking, and history.
MODE:
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4 minutes
Wisdom Builder.
Quick Hits
10 random key ideas.
2.
Quote:
- Philo of Alexandria.
- circa 20 CE.
Meaning:
With your entertainment, with literature, art, and movies, allegories allow for deeper understanding. Enrich your life by looking for the wisdom embedded within the stories you consume.
3.
From History: ~600 Million years ago (+/- 20 million)
About 600 million years ago, chytrids live in moist and watery environments. They are living fossils in the sense they reproduce with sperm-like cells that can swim to a new area.
4.
Article summary:
Ancient human brains evolved gradually over millions of years, with important bursts of change, producing minds that were often far more capable than traditional stories suggest.
5.
Quote:
- Max Weber.
- 1922, posthumously, edited by Marianne Weber.
From History:
Meaning:
Power can force obedience, while authority makes obedience feel legitimate. Neither removes your responsibility to think, judge, and choose for yourself.
6.
From History: ~125 Million years ago
Tritylodontids were not mammals, but they were late-surviving mammal-side cousins that carried many mammal-like traits without crossing into the mammaliaform line.
7.
Don’t confuse explanations with truth or reality. Although it is tempting to reduce uncertainty and satisfy your mind’s need for coherence, don’t. Instead, face reality.
8.
Quote:
- Gautama Buddha.
- circa 500 BCE.
Meaning:
A reminder to release attachments to the past and future and focus on the now.
10.
Scientific models succeed not because they are perfectly true, but because they reliably capture patterns in reality. Trust scientific models for what they do well, but do not mistake them for reality itself.
Done. Refresh for another set.