Religion, Politics & The Future of Civics
This is a copy of a conversation between ChatGPT & Scott Bryan Scott Bryan said: I want you to evaluate my answer to this question: “How can you be good at innovative thinking?” By having an ontology highly congruent with reality. Your brain has been honed by millions of years of evolution to effortlessly spot opportunities. But the only way they can be genuine is if your understanding of the world around you is true and correct. One of the dead giveaways that your ontology is correct is it never even occurs to you to pray. And visa versa; the more utterly useless it is the more prayer seems practical. ChatGPT said: Your answer has some strong points but also some weaknesses in clarity, precision, and potential bias. Here’s an evaluation: Strengths: Ontology and Reality Alignment – You correctly emphasize that an accurate understanding of reality (ontology) is key to innovation. This aligns with cognitive science, where creativity is often a function of deep pattern rec...