(Gavin Ritz 2011.06.09.9.49NZT)
[From Bill Powers
(2011.06.08.0757 MDT)]
(Gavin
Ritz 2011.06.08.22.46NZT)
[From Bill Powers (2011.06.07.0809 MDT)]
Gavin Ritz 2011.06.04.10.32NZT –
BP: That sounds strange to
me. What does the mind know about chromatographic spectrums, and how can it
know that? How is learning like a chromatographic spectrum? Can you explain
further, or don’t you understand it either?
GR: The mind knows nothing of chromatographic spectrums. In De Lange’s
experiments he found that learning in the human mind has the same patterns as a
chromatograph spectrum.
In your reply to Richard Kennaway’s post, you seem to be repudiating the
material on Adrien de Lange that Richard Kennaway found, although it appears to
present the same ideas you are talking about. Following up on Richard’s link to
your writings, I found this citation of your writings:
“The fundamental formula can therefore show what type of balance is
required to keep an organization or society from too much or too little
concentrated Gibbs free energy change and work. If, for example, too much free
energy of individuals in a society is concentrated on a singular qualitative
value, such as purity, this can lead to massive societal and organizational
destruction like national socialism.”
Yes, he took parts of published documents
and posted them on his website. This guy from what I understand would change the
Thermodynamics sections on Wikipedia and was ultimately banned from doing
so. His internet name Libb Thims, he seems to have a book published that’s sold on Amazon, is
Bill Smith (not his real name
either) backwards. This guy is just strange. His entire bio on me was patched
together from stuff on the internet. Even my picture is over 15 years old, he
got that from a web site I had 12 years ago when I was involved in Human
Resources.
I must say he’s no fool he does seem
to have an understanding of thermodynamics.
Richard is correct: the free energy concept as applied in both
his words and yours, “gives a clear and accurate idea of its exact
importance.”
Its importance is paramount in living
biological systems, of that there is no doubt. Ask any chemist or biochemist if
you don’t trust my comments.
Your kind of theorizing has very little to do with PCT, if anything at all.
This is just not true by any means. Work,
energy, light, sound, heat is all part of PCT and all have direct relationships
to thermodynamics.
This is why you feel that
PCTers have not treated you well.
Even if some of my stuff is not understood
there is no reason to try discredit or find personal fault with me, this is
conflict forming and I think just the opposite of what PCT is trying to
achieve.
We simply have no
understanding of what you mean or why what you say is important; there is no
actual communication. I think that further criticizing what you say would be
unkind and counterproductive, so I will simply call a halt to my comments until
I have something positive to say.
Fair enough. I accept this.
I’m sorry because I know your appreciation of PCT is sincere, but we live in
completely different universes of discourse, and right now I see no hope of
ever finding common ground.
There are enormous swathes of common
ground.
If you continue to find
PCT of use in your work I will be pleased,
Thank you.
but there is little
reason to continue our discussions since there is nothing I can either gain
from or contribute to your work. I hope that if there are kernels of wisdom in
your ideas, I will some day appreciate them. I can’t do so now.
Fair enough thank you for your kind words.
Kind regards
Gavin
Yours truly,
Bill Powers