Not that anyone is reading any of this - but I have an update correction concerning my analysis in this topic -
When trying to visualize an analogy between atomic structure and PHT positive and negative particles I thought of using “attons” as being analogous to electron and proton (or positron) particles. And an atton would be a small minuscule portion of attitude (positive or negative). But there is a flaw in that effort. James could have corrected me on that.
The small attitudes associated with thoughts or perceptions cannot be regarded as particles. They are actually very analogous to James’ “minuscule portions of affectance = Afflates” - not particulate. Small positive or negative portions of affectance collect more of the same polarity - but positive and negative particles avoid similar polarity. James explains why.
Polarized affectance gathers its own type until the gathering (“traffic jam”) is so dense that it forms a stubborn and stable particle at which time it is both spreading and gathering its charge at the same rate - “anentropic” - stable.
So those minuscule attitudes would actually gather around a thought - increasing their own leaning until so dense and strong that the thought actually spread as much attitude to its surroundings as it gathered - forming a relatively immutable attitude concerning the thought - much like anti-Trumpers who hate Trump so much that they get triggered into rants about anything even mildly associated with him and refuse any positive thought entirely. It is the thought or idea that is the charged particle - not attitude associated with it.
And so I thought about what might constitute an attitude particle - void of an associated thought. And that seems to be the idea of a gathering of hatred or love when there isn’t anything in particular associated with it - someone is just angry - they don’t know or care why - and at everything (or in love).
So an attitude particle would be much much larger than I was thinking. It would be like stored up anger collected over a great many smaller frustrations or annoyances until the slightest touch triggered an outburst and a willingness to betray every normal civil ethic (such as “Trump Derangement Syndrome”).
And this would be different than a trauma because a trauma - although also a charged particle - is suddenly formed (not a slow gathering) and always associated with a traumatic event and the thoughts associated with it - the event is at the center of the trauma - an attitude particle would have no single thought at its center - just a buildup of too much negative or positive over a period of time.
So my “Attons” should actually be analogous with James’ Afflates - and rarely form particles of pure attitude - it takes a very dense gathering of a great deal of smaller attitudes for the attitude itself to be self-sustaining - independent of any particular thought.
And then an attitude-atom analogy would have to involve and entire topic rather than merely a thought. There could be positive and negative loose feelings swirling around each other if the topic was broad enough - such as politics - love it and hate it in general terms - emotional dissonance.
Now all you 4 million followers can update you detailed notes.