When a cipher is broken, the solution confirms three things: the cryptogram is objective, the cipher and clear text are as the solution says they are. The cryptanalytic method is the same as the scientific method but predates it by thousands of years.
Cipher is language. Language is cipher. Children play with ciphers. Cipher appeared on Egyptian monuments thousands of years ago. See David Kahn, The Codebreakers.
What an enriching post, Philosopher! William James was central to a form of enquiry called Scientific Philosophy. Eventually Psychology replaced that earlier reference. Some of the other Scientific Philosophers examined reaction time, visual illusions, but not the complexity of thought and the brain. Thanks for bringing my awareness back to his work.
When a cipher is broken, the solution confirms three things: the cryptogram is objective, the cipher and clear text are as the solution says they are. The cryptanalytic method is the same as the scientific method but predates it by thousands of years.
Tyrone, predates it by thousands of years? 😮
Cipher is language. Language is cipher. Children play with ciphers. Cipher appeared on Egyptian monuments thousands of years ago. See David Kahn, The Codebreakers.
See also https://open.substack.com/pub/tyronelai/p/how-i-re-discovered-the-scientific?r=2nmtei&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
What an enriching post, Philosopher! William James was central to a form of enquiry called Scientific Philosophy. Eventually Psychology replaced that earlier reference. Some of the other Scientific Philosophers examined reaction time, visual illusions, but not the complexity of thought and the brain. Thanks for bringing my awareness back to his work.
Love these quotes of the day
Quote No. 2 Reminds me of a similar idea of Freud's: That nothing is ever truly lost, ever forgotten.
Very true indeed !
Response to Question 2:
Society has often propped up mental un-health that warps even the most individualistic with overpowering norms.
Yet one stays mentally healthy by thinking through, reasoning with reality, determining decisions and efforts based on optimal stance.