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Illusion - 5 / 11 / 2002
reality
    subjective vs objective [see Leadership]
        the objective universe known thru subjective senses
    sensory filtering / limitations
        infrared & ultraviolet
        below 20 hz & above 20 hhz
        our sense of smell
            a dog's is a million times as sensitive
    the interpretation of experience
        based on previous experiences
    processing shortcuts
    associative memory [dynamic]
    self-consciousness
hallucinations
General Semantics
    Aristotelian systems
        duality
        black / white
        true / false
    non-Aristotelian systems
        shades of grey, colors & non-colors
    the map is not the territory
        words are convient tags [shorthand]
        words do not fully describe
delusion
    ignorance
    self / deliberate
suffering
Buddhism
    freedom from the world of suffering
Tao / Zen [see Tao & Zen]
    operating fully within the world
 
Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems
    and General Semantics - Alfred Korzybski

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