tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688908313072210008.post4717836843424580794..comments2023-06-29T09:45:46.788-04:00Comments on Ice Labyrinth: CuriosityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07406735207882613409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688908313072210008.post-69629234674890467142009-01-20T18:47:00.000-05:002009-01-20T18:47:00.000-05:00Yes, you have the gist of it Sam :) Obviously, cre...Yes, you have the gist of it Sam :) Obviously, credible fiction is a commentary on the human experience, and so should be devoid of 'supernatural elements' that cannot be substantiated. This is what daleks refer to as "mythic thinking" - a bit like resorting to cheat-codes in order to support what are otherwise untenable hypotheses. I'll be blogging about that in the future.<BR/><BR/>But it's a slippery line, very easily crossed. This is why I am currently creating a Glossary to accompany the blog - to keep myself honest, and prevent such elements creeping in and undermining the credibility of the narrative.<BR/><BR/>It's a bit of a chore, creating a Glossary - still, well-prepared foundations seem essential.<BR/><BR/>All The Best!one billion dalekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792146398030529926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688908313072210008.post-11871513161381043102009-01-20T06:56:00.000-05:002009-01-20T06:56:00.000-05:00Thank you for commenting (and for not annihilating...Thank you for commenting (and for not annihilating me!) - I think I see your point: good fiction results from setting up the right boundary conditions, conducting careful thought experiments, and re-testing their outcomes. Success, then, would be plausibility of the outcome without the introduction of new boundaries (i.e., supernatural elements). Am I on the right track? I look forward to following your blog;}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688908313072210008.post-11242382758799127792009-01-20T04:30:00.000-05:002009-01-20T04:30:00.000-05:00"I'd love to hear from an artist who has formalize...<I>"I'd love to hear from an artist who has formalized hypotheses, conducted controlled experiments, and analyzed the results with some measure of statistical significance."</I><BR/><BR/>Greetings Sam,<BR/><BR/>It's darned difficult finding any worthy male bloggers, something I vented about on my own blog just recently. But I found your blog to be an exception, it's a most stimulating read!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, regarding your er, quest (for want of a better word) - I might be able to assist. I certainly meet the three criteria you specify, having developed hypotheses out of decades of study, conducted exhaustive controlled experiments (on myself and vicariously, on others), and then analysed the results to generate a set of falsifiable theories (insofar as the experiments are repeatable).<BR/><BR/>The result is my blog, which I have just recently commenced - only after evaluating whether I might indeed have some ideas worth disseminating. I anticipate though that my initiative will be a substantial undertaking, so it is very much in embryonic form at present.<BR/><BR/><I>"I wonder if the scientific method can help us explore imagined worlds, where outcomes are not necessarily the product of natural law?"</I><BR/><BR/>The short answer is "in my experience, yes". The laws may be markedly different, but they nevertheless conform to the criteria of what constitutes a law - they are absolute within their realm of influence.<BR/><BR/>OK then, All The Best!one billion dalekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792146398030529926noreply@blogger.com