Comments on: The Inductive Oracle, The Deductive Merovingian

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:54:45 +0000

@ Jamie, you get major credit for sticking through it though!

@ Peter, yes, that works as the point of the post (though there are other possible answers). We should be aware that someone may prefer a different kind of reasoning from us, but that doesn’t make them illogical. Deductive reasoning is great, but it has its limitations.

I hadn’t thought about the difference between men’s and women’s reasoning, but that’s interesting. I’ll have to ponder that.

@ Mark, thanks for the wow!

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:52:37 +0000

What an amazing skill you have! WOW is right!

By: Peter Normandia

Peter Normandia — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:38:09 +0000

Love the Yin Yang pic (of course). The point of this post, is to understand the different kind of reasoning we may prefer. We all have a preference for the type of logic we like to use, and sometimes, it’s best to understand that people think differently. If you are a logic person (a fan of deductive reasoning), then you may be stumped by others who live their live based on what they discover (Inductive).

I tend to believe that this is the biggest difference b/t men & woman. Men are very deductive, and woman tend to be a mix of inductive/abductive, at least the ones I interact with. My wife is always trying to discover things without having any hint of proof. As soon as I use my deductive reasoning to counter her, she turns to abductive reasoning making up why this has to be true.

Great post. I may even watch the Matrix Trilogy again.

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By: Jamie Harrop

Jamie Harrop — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:12:20 +0000

Wow, Hunter. Just wow.

A lot of that was over my head, but of the parts I did ‘get’, I was fascinated.

I’m not sure where to start with the comment, so I’ll just repeat… Wow!

Jamie

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