abstractcolor asked: I'm not sure it is whole-earth-cultural. Historically there was a time before science held such sway. And a lot of philosophers shun inductive reasoning and think that deduction is the only path to real knowledge. Descartes, for one, brought legitimately skeptical views to the idea that we could trust our senses. And by perfect I mean all the parts in all the right places-- like dead bodies. Somehow the structure we call "mind" dies but the body remains.
Fair. That’s pretty specific though. Inductive reasoning is/was not always “science” as we know it. Thus, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t used (even in “small” ways, like for hunting in tribes, etc., which is what I was thinking when I said it’s “navigational”) If you’re comparing the two, both could be whole-earth cultural; they’re not mutually exclusive & are used in different instances. Unless proof existed that one or the other was not used At All, versus in a specific, titled, and conscious way. But you did say “focus on inductive reasoning” — then you’re right, it was not always/everywhere something like a “goal”.
I still don’t understand the body statement. The mind/brain dies, the bodies functioning begins to shut down, and it decomposes shortly after. Unless you mean a preserved body? Either way, it’s dead… In relation to the initial “question for the OS”, how is this relevant?
