[knarf]

Hokey Smokes, Bullwinkle !

I thought I had invented the thesis of "all thought processes are polarized"

There is no up, without down (to compare/contrast)
no in, without .. out
no black without white
hot and cold
good and bad

etc.

MY thought was, we develope grey areas so we can sanely function in a world that is aware of absolutes, but cannot operate within an absolute.

[RoosterRedux]

Here's a graph of the evidence for Jaynes' theory...LINK

[metesky]

The oldest theory gussied up and revisited.

Jaynes's guess at 3000 y/a is way short though.

imo. I'll think about it.