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From: govett@avsd.UUCP (David Govett)
Newsgroups: sci.misc
Subject: Re: The nature of reality.
Message-ID: <52@avsd.UUCP>
Date: 22 Mar 88 18:04:08 GMT
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> 
> My internal map or model of the world is undergoing continual evolvement
> and refinement.  I know that at every instant, my mental model of the
> world is incomplete and innacurate.  It is like a mosaic, which has a
> granularity which limits the precision to which I can resolve detail.
> It also has a frontier beyond which I have as yet few pieces of the picture.
> 
> I find that I am attracted to people who seem to have more accurate maps
> than me.  I also find that I am attracted to people who have less
> accurate maps than me, provided they wish to benefit from consultation
> with my map.  I find that I am repelled by people who wish to overwrite
> my map with their own, without my consent.
> 

How can you determine the accuracy of another's "map" if your "map" is
inaccurate?