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    Category: Mental Aspects

    How does our mind work? How is the mind related to the brain? Is a person’s mind unique to them? In what way are all brains and minds alike?
    The four main areas of thinking that I write about. The links below narrow the scope.
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    Logical Yet False
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    Logical Yet False

    Robert Hamill 20 Feb 20256 Apr 2025Leave a comment

    Ever witnessed a logical argument that led to a bafflingly false conclusion?

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    Beyond Logic: Harnessing the Power of Intuition
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    Beyond Logic: Harnessing the Power of Intuition

    Robert Hamill 17 Dec 202427 Mar 20251 Comment

    Given the inherent uncertainty of our world, we face a choice: seize the day and accept the occasional mistake or forgo potential gains while waiting…

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    Neuron Cascade and Indeterminacy
    Mental Aspects

    Neuron Cascade and Indeterminacy

    Robert Hamill 7 Dec 20241 May 20251 Comment

    ... indeterminacy, at the neural level. Different inputs can result in the same output. This is the Almost Gate of the neural threshold

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    Earthquakes in the Mind
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    Earthquakes in the Mind

    Robert Hamill 6 Dec 202431 Dec 2024Leave a comment

    Throughout our lives, we construct vast continents of thought, each formed during different developmental stages. When we find ourselves torn between two conflicting viewpoints on…

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    Intuitive Logic
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    Intuitive Logic

    Robert Hamill 5 Dec 20245 Dec 2024Leave a comment

    Deductions always correct Intuition soars with wonderful ease

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    Almost Matches in Thinking
    Mental Aspects Thought Modes

    Almost Matches in Thinking

    Robert Hamill 27 Jul 202426 Jan 2025Leave a comment

    Almost matches occur when we compare concepts, ideas, patterns, or phenomena that don’t precisely match.

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    Subjective Time
    Mental Aspects Thought Modes

    Subjective Time

    Robert Hamill 4 May 202428 Nov 2024Leave a comment

    Physicists can have their cesium clocks. Everyday people know that time travels at its own pace for them.

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    Decision-Making in an Uncertain World
    Society & Culture

    Decision-Making in an Uncertain World

    Robert Hamill 27 Feb 202428 Nov 2024Leave a comment

    Without acting as if our convictions were true, we’d remain paralyzed—mere spectators in life’s grand theater.

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    Do You Have a Choice?
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    Do You Have a Choice?

    Robert Hamill 8 Feb 202428 Nov 2024Leave a comment

    With tongue in cheek, I can say, “Choose Free Will.”

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    Emotions in Our Thinking
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    Emotions in Our Thinking

    Robert Hamill 22 Jan 202429 Feb 2024Leave a comment

    Why do we feel the way we do? How do emotions fit into our Thinking?

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    Recently deceased hoisted by adults and societyTo cumulus heaven, adding Family myths and hard-earned lessonsTo guide our daily lives. Good and evil tally Yet change…

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    Failure of Old Economic Solutions

    Update Jan 28, 2025. I am not optimistic that tariffs and austerity will not induce a significant economic slowdown within the next 2-3 years.President Trump…

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      The Lane Between Wall Street and Main Street

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      Morality. Absolute or Relative

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