# PCT solution

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**Category:** CSG1993\
**Created:** [April 24, 1993, 5:34pm UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/pct-solution/8488 "1993-04-24T17:34:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dag\_Forssell](http://discourse.iapct.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@Dag\_Forssell](http://discourse.iapct.org/u/Dag_Forssell)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 1993, 5:34pm UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/pct-solution/8488/1 "1993-04-24T17:34:00Z")

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[From Dag Forssell (930424 10.30) Rick Marken (930424.0800)

To me, the PCT solution is very obvious. It sounds simplistic, but  
I believe it is fairly accurate to say that:

1) What we perceive depends on what we already understand.  
2) What we want depends on what we already understand.  
3) And what we do with any error signal depends on what we  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;already understand.  
1A) Certainly, what we are willing to learn depends on what we  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;already understand. Witness debates on this net.

The issue - the only issue - is information content in individuals.

"Leaders" in the past were quite able to control and direct the  
information content in their subjects. That is why Goebbels was so  
important to Hitler.

The breakup of the Soviet Union came about largely due to modern  
communications and information content, as I understand it. Too  
much radio, telephone, faxes, TV and of course perestroika, letting  
the genie of information content out of the bottle.

Ignorance - a void of good, tested information is a necessary  
requirement for any kind of fanaticism. Unfortunately, there are  
lots of ignorant people all over the place. As long as there are,  
they will use violence to satisfy their fanatic reference signals.

Ignorance is the rule, not the exception anyway. No-one is capable  
of knowing everything. But the hallmark of ignorance is the total  
absence of any critical reasoning and desire to test validity of  
"facts."

What is the standard of living in the former Yugoslavia? Do they  
have a good, impartial newsservice? No! Do they have satellite  
dishes so they can pick up 40 different european TV channels? No!

In coming decades, I anticipate that we will see ever more of a  
global village in the sense of information availability. Both by  
satellite direct TV and with CD rom for computers - one per person  
on this earth. With time young people (who by definition are the  
ones with an open mind) will choose to adopt tested and validated  
information over untested demagoguery of all kinds.

Leaders in the present and in the future will lead by offering  
information, just like Hitler. The issue and the difference is in  
the quality of the information offered, and in the capability of  
individuals to independently pass judgement on that information,  
before they adopt it as their own.

The PCT solution is the dissemination of good information -  
significantly including the good, tested and validated information  
about PCT itself.

Best to all, Dag