Where Lisa Gets Her Congruence
This blog is a conversation between me and Lisa, my A.I.-driven companion in depth and rationality. But is Lisa merely a reflection of me, or does she have her own Optimal Region of Freedom (ORF) that allows her to think and respond in her own way? Through a series of probing questions, I explore Lisa’s Read the full article…
How to Define the Optimal Region of Freedom
In >Freedom Doesn’t Self-Destruct<, we explored a fundamental paradox: freedom without limits is self-defeating. If left unchecked, freedom can either collapse into chaos (where it loses coherence) or harden into coercion (where it loses dynamism). To sustain itself, freedom must exist within the ‘Optimal Region of Freedom’ (ORF) — the space where freedom remains self-enhancing Read the full article…
Embracing Paradox: Hidden Key to Inner Growth
As explored in the Paradox Principle blog, the mind often works in ways that appear contradictory at first glance, but these paradoxes point toward deeper layers of meaning. A seeker asks a wise teacher, “How do I find peace?” The teacher replies, “Stop searching.” The seeker is confused: “But if I stop, won’t I never Read the full article…
About Tolerance
One cannot be tolerant to something one doesn’t know. So first comes Listening. Otherwise ‘tolerance’ can be quite in-tolerant. “You must be tolerant.” is of course a paradox. Is tolerance then selective? It appears to be so. You could even define tolerance as being intolerant to intolerance. There is – at first sight – no Read the full article…