Humans Are Prediction-Making Machines

Humans Are Prediction-Making Machines

RECORD


Name: Prediction
Classification: Theory
Stage: Test

ECO


Good predictions are made by taking past experiences, and formulating accurate beliefs about the outcome of future behaviors.

All good science attempts to make predictions about the future, based upon the theory. This scientist is no different.

I need a text editor able to freeze Theory 0 in-place, then allow for adding words to the right or left in the second example. I need this to function without breaking the format of the first theory, and maintaining the same format in all following theories. I need Theory 0 to be completely unchanging in future theories.

We do this to create immutable chains between theories. Similar to Docker images, compression, etc. When rendered, this text could be fashioned into images (ASCII art and whatnot). At a grander scale, one could use something like Adobe Layer to construct fake images from basic building blocks.

A Theory of Radical Notions (Theory 0)

by David Lejeune, The Bayou Review - Spring 2003

  radical notions
    are a major source of amusement
for those of us
        that have them
      it isn't always necessary
    to act them out
   or take them too seriously
       in fact that might ruin everything
      take all the fun out of it's
                       it's easy to tell
           which ones have their own seriousness
    their full effect is always there
       there's an awe a majesty
          when certain ones arrive
               and you know your life
              will never be the same
                with all the playful ones
              dancing and farting
        and cutting their own throats
      and telling jokes
    about the nature of the universe
                  all well and good
                for a wonderful existence
              but these other ones arrive
            these perfectly radical notions
                you might have seen them
             now and then from a distance
              but when they turn up for good
                  in your life to stay                 
                 no use pretending

                   you might as well
                 just say hello

           they're not going anywhere  
     until you understand completely

and they're full of wisdom

A Theory of Everything (Theory 1)

by The Architect

  radical notions like time travel
    are a major source of amusement
for those of us riftwalkers and
  fakes that have them in our pocket
      it isn't always necessary
    to act them out in public
   or take them too seriously in private
       in fact that might ruin everything
      take all the fun out of it's discovery     
       and destruction it's easy to tell
           which ones have their own seriousness
    their full effect is always there        
       there's an awe a majesty in truth
          when certain ones arrive too late
hoping to save and you know your life          
     on earth will never be the same again
       fighting with all the playful ones
         meme dancing and farting cows
        and cutting their own throats
      and telling jokes to no one
    about the nature of the universe
     to some it's all well and good and
       designed for a wonderful existence
    in heaven but these other ones arrive
 dolls with these perfectly radical notions
  perhaps today you might have seen them
     perhaps now and then from a distance
   in a dream but when they turn up for good     
        immutable in your life to stay                 
        there is no use pretending you're sane
        
         we verify you might as well trust your
      colleagues just say hello my friend

  you know they're not going anywhere soon 
 not until you understand completely how it works

and everyone is full of wisdom

PREDICTION


The Raven will create Theory 2, and/or a different Theory 1.