Think well..
3 random tidbits in about 5 minutes.
A Think well. Story.
Earliest known writing in the Americas zone.
The Olmec civilization flourished in what is now the southeastern part of Mexico from around 1500 BC to about 400 BC. The Olmecs are often referred to as the “Mother Culture” of Mesoamerica, influencing later civilizations like the Maya and the Aztecs.
The Cascajal Block artifact, dated to around 900 BCE, bears 62 symbols carved into it that some researchers believe represent the earliest form of writing in the New World.
That Think well. Story,
A Think well. FAQ.
No. We experience neural interpretations of sensory input — not raw reality itself.
Light reflects off objects, enters the eye, and is converted into electrical signals. The brain processes those signals and constructs color, shape, depth, and motion. What we “see” is the brain’s best model of what is out there.
The same is true for sound, touch, taste, and smell. Our senses evolved for survival, not precision. They are reliable enough to help us navigate the world, but not perfect instruments of truth. Optical illusions, perceptual biases, and misjudgments show that interpretation is always involved.
This does not mean reality is subjective. It means there is a real world — and we access it through a structured biological interface.
Science extends that interface. Instruments refine perception. Reason tests interpretation. Models improve over time.
The world is real. Our experience of it is mediated. And clarity about that difference matters.
That Think well. FAQ,
A Think well. Story.
30 Phil, Chapter 7, Heraclitus, Touchstone 17: Impermanence and Flux.
Impermanence as Flux is the idea of an ever-changing nature of life and the interconnectedness of all things. It is summed up as:
“Everything is in flux.”
Like the idea a “river,” everything flows. The only constant is change, and to resist it is to resist the natural order of things.
That Think well. Story,
