Wednesday, April 08, 2020
Let Nature say it
In previous item about a highly interesting plant-intelligence finding, I felt that the author was either not seeing the Design aspect, or unwilling to state it openly. I added:
Highly understandable and forgivable. Why ruin your career by expressing a fact when the fact is self-evident in the research? Let the readers see it for themselves.
I linked this to the Don't be there theme.... Deepstate organizes two fake "sides" for every issue so we can have fake "arguments" about the "sides". Getting into these fake "arguments" is productive if you're on Deepstate's "side", but totally counterproductive and sometimes suicidal if you're on the wrong "side".
The solution is to express the truth carefully, without joining the "arguments". Make the truth available, ideally via implicit means. Let Nature do the work for you.
New connection:
This was ALWAYS a good idea, even before Deepstate started the puppet show. It's one of the tactics used by good teachers and good salesmen. Students learn best when they learn from Nature with their own hands and senses. Customers persuade best when they can get their own hands and senses on the product or service.
Too much talk by the teacher or salesman only interferes with the learning experience, especially if the student or customer doesn't trust the teacher or salesman.
I've made the latter point often and passionately in the context of teaching, but didn't link it to the don't be there advice.
Let Nature say it has always been the best way to teach and persuade, AND it's necessary for survival in the current tyranny.
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Later semi-relevant addendum: Maybe I should have said good teachers and all salesmen. Every salesman and marketer understands deeply and firmly that the product is the best persuader. Try it, you'll like it! Only a few good teachers understand the point.
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