Analytic/Synthetic Distinction is really about…

Let’s talk about this from the perspective of mirroring back during active listening, and explain it as similar to the difference between basic, subtractive, and additive empathy (p.s. Thank you, Dr. Snyder, for introducing me to that).

basic: accurately and completely defines the thing/action/quality from all possible perspectives

subtractive: fails to fully define the thing/action/quality from all possible perspectives

additive: builds on either basic or subtractive with the addition of something that either fills in what’s missing from subtractive, or expands on basic [by making nature answer reason’s questions].

I was just thinking earlier about how the structure of the universe (all of spacetime) is distinct from our limited experience, and so only someone whose nerves (or whatever) span all spacetime would be able to experience it as part of who they are, rather than external to who they are. And their experience would include ours, even if we are unaware of them, just as our experiences would include each other’s, even if we’re unaware of it, if everything that physically links us to our own body also links us to each other’s bodies. Like wifi. Gee, I bet you could do that with nanotech even without properly informed consent! You shouldn’t, though. (You can’t claim God violated consent literally informedin his own consent. Plus… the Bible is everywhere.)

Different folks slice up what is experienced immediately due to concepts lying ready versus what requires MORE experience to unlock the knowledge … or requires practice (Descartes & Kant & Leibniz on heavy, extension/position, & the other thing in Descartes… and the difference between Kant & Hegel’s thoughts on genius…) … see also the Will Hunting quote “I could always just play” (I dunno, for inspiration).

What basics — brass tacks — tabula rasa — have to already be there (lying ready) for the lightbulb to come “on” (conscious… bare basic genius, no bells & whistles)… and what are you aware of if you are deprived of any input… versus given access to all of it (which you would know HOW?) and is sliding the scale between absolute deprivation and absolute access like sacrificing pixel count for frame rate (I have other questions about that vid)?

(This went slightly on a tangent, but maybe not.)

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