This dailogue explores how the affect shame, the neurobiological precursor to the emotion of shame, seems to work. Background: I am grateful to have been mentored into learning about shame by my dear friend, the epistemological philosopher and affect therapist, Gary David PhD. Gary is a proponent and practitioner of the work of the late […]
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It’s always been my all time favorite quote, but not for reasons that most people (and Ai) seem to think. Attributed to him by attendees of his speeches, there remains some debate as to whether he actually said those words exactly that way. But there is no doubt that the quote conveys (in as simple
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DB: In terms of anything any human being can say (use words to describe) about anything, what’s not learned? Gemini (G-Ai): In terms of anything any human being can say (use words to describe) about anything, the following is not learned: Subjective experiences: The actual feeling of pain, the taste of chocolate, the sensation of
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G-Ai: This hypothesis posits that during the Pleistocene epoch, spanning roughly 2.6 million years, human populations diverged into two distinct groups: Human-I: Populations adapted to living within the harsh conditions of glacial environments (inside the ice). Human-O: Populations adapted to living in more temperate, non-glacial regions (outside the ice). These two groups faced drastically different
Gemini’s Jewels: Learning shapes our perceptions, beliefs, values, behaviors, and ultimately our identity. It is the ongoing process through which we adapt, grow, and transform throughout our lives. Learning shapes our cognitive frameworks, values, and worldviews, which in turn influence our actions and choices. The depth and breadth of our learning directly correlate with our
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DB: Can we agree to use the word “learning” to mean the central dynamic of life – the central dynamic of life’s behavioral adaptations (cells to beings, adaptively or maladaptively), the central dynamic of the evolution of species, and the central dynamic through which a human infant being becomes a human adult being. GEMINI: Yes,
Within my agency, within what I can affect, what is more determining of my health and wellness than my learning? I am in Blue. Gemini (formerly Bard) is in Black. This is one of a series of terminology agreements that will be used in future dAilogues. Within your agency, the two most crucial factors for
Though many determinants enable and constrain our potential agency, within what’s not determined, learning determines our agency. The scope of learning is a continuum that includes the entire content of individual and collective human consciousness, the biological adapting implicit in the cellular behavior of living bodies, and everything in between. I am in Blue.
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