In the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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July 1,
2021 Technology is the use of
increasingly accurate, self-evident, and reproducible information to replace
energy and matter. Science is the Art of discovering
new Technology. (See
Rules of Technology.) 1.
The first rule of science is to challenge
your own assumptions. 2.
Ninety percent of solving any problem is in
properly defining it. Our perception of
the world is a metaphor map and not reality itself. To understand
those metaphors you need to identify them, and assume that they are false; so
that reality can validate that they are true.
Always assume that your assumptions are false. 3.
If something doesn't work, try doing it
backwards. See Rule #2. 4.
If something still doesn’t work, try doing
it over and over because eventually you will get a different result, at which
point you can then figure out what you did differently. See Rule #3. 5.
The
difference between Stupidity and Science (Rule #4) is that when you do it
over and over expecting a different result, Science will notice when the
result is different. Stupidity thinks
that the result is the same. 6.
Knowing what doesn’t work is as valuable as
knowing what does work, because when you properly define the variables, you
know where the limits are. See Rule
#5. 7.
The sum of the details is greater than the
whole of the process, which is why you need to pay attention to the details,
but still be able to see both the trees and the forest. (See the definition of Pixology @
www.pixology.org) 8.
When Technology is sufficiently obsolete, it
becomes an Art Form. When Science is properly
done, it also becomes an Art Form. 9.
The
benefit of technology is NOT in what it lets people accomplish, but in how it
improves the character of people. The
goal of Science is not better technology, better people, or increased
prosperity, but to better see the Face of God. 10. See Rule Number One. Rules of Technology
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