Advanced v Primitive

...might apply it anyway. I acknowledge that all this is too subjective, and that many of the constructs in this post are a matter of qualitative judgment and subject to prejudicial interpretations. True, 'advancement' or 'primitivity' is in the eye of the beholder. But after all, subjectivity is part of the whole circus that some of us call political discourse. So I'd like to see how YOUR eyes view...

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Primitivity

Dear All, Medicine is in an uncomfortable, nascent stage. None of us like to admit it, but we do not practice evidence based medicine . At times we practice intuition or logic but not in any sort of systematic manner. We deal with our patients’ problems intellectually the way a tradesman does, rather than an engineer. This despite our training, despite advances in statistics , computational...

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The Univac axioms

... possible that your neighbour will be a friendly blue-eyed blonde looker from Denmark. (ii) In the event of (i) occurring, he will not be a she. Postulate 3: The definition of primitivity (i) Body paint (however slick); shooting at planes. (ii) Charging Internet access per Mb of data usage. Postulate 4: On incompetence (i) The overall level of incompetence in any considered space-...

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Severian ponders a general theory of human action (primary text excerpt)

...metal fit— the desire for power, the lust of love, the need for reassurance, or the taste for seasoning life with romance. But I did find one principle, which I came to call that of Primitivity, that I believe is widely applicable, and which, if it does not initiate action, at least seems to influence the forms that action takes. I might state it this way: Because the prehistoric cultures endured...

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