The Mechanism of The Mind - Consequences

Consequences

The mind as modeled has some severe limitations.

From The Mechanism of Mind page 182:

The limitations of the special memory surface can take one of three forms:
  1. Inability to carry out certain functions.
  2. Actual error.
  3. Inefficient use of information available to it.

Thinking modes such as Natural Thinking, Logical Thinking, Mathematical Thinking and Lateral Thinking, are examined in the light of these limitations to see how they may be addressed. The techniques of Lateral Thinking are shown to be specifically designed to bypass these limitations.

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