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	== Visualizing the Connections ==		== Visualizing the Connections ==
	[[File:Godel-escher-bach-mind-map-image.jpg\|thumb\|430x430px\|[[wikipedia:Douglas_Hofstadter\|Hofstadter's]] [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach Gödel, Escher, Bach] mind map]]		[[File:Godel-escher-bach-mind-map-image.jpg\|thumb\|430x430px\|[[wikipedia:Douglas_Hofstadter\|Hofstadter's]] [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach Gödel, Escher, Bach] mind map]]
	Much of the [[inspiration]] for this came from [[wikipedia:Douglas_Hofstadter\|Douglas Hofstadter's]] [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach Gödel, Escher, Bach], particularly the [[mind]] map image depicted near its conclusion.<blockquote>''"It’s in a sense a real mind-bender. You read about 20 minutes and then your brain is fried."'' -[https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-sylvester-stallone Sylvester Stallone on GEB]</blockquote>Having an interactive 3D version of such a [[mind]] map that covers all of the topics in this [[wiki]] would be an amazing way to see ~~the~~ connections ~~between the many [[concepts]] it presents~~.		Much of the [[inspiration]] for this came from [[wikipedia:Douglas_Hofstadter\|Douglas Hofstadter's]] [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach Gödel, Escher, Bach], particularly the [[mind]] map image depicted near its conclusion.<blockquote>''"It’s in a sense a real mind-bender. You read about 20 minutes and then your brain is fried."'' -[https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-sylvester-stallone Sylvester Stallone on GEB]</blockquote>What if we demonstrated the same [[Patterns\|pattern]] of connections between a much larger complex of [[ideas]], covering all of the key topics in [[philosophy]], [[psychology]], [[science]], and [[spirituality]] that relate to building a [[worldview]]? Just the most important ones that contribute to the [[metanarrative]] to avoid [[information overload]], since the function is [[Allegory\|akin]] to [[scripture]] not encyclopedia.

			Having an interactive 3D version of such a [[mind]] map that covers all of the topics in this [[wiki]] would be an amazing way to see and explore these connections.

	[https://experiments.withgoogle.com/wikigalaxy WikiGalaxy] is a similar project using Wikipedia, but it is an older one-off and doesn't provide a way to recreate it with other websites.		[https://experiments.withgoogle.com/wikigalaxy WikiGalaxy] is a similar project using Wikipedia, but it is an older one-off and doesn't provide a way to recreate it with other websites.

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	== Visualizing the Connections ==		== Visualizing the Connections ==
	[[File:Godel-escher-bach-mind-map-image.jpg\|thumb\|430x430px\|[[wikipedia:Douglas_Hofstadter\|Hofstadter's]] [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach Gödel, Escher, Bach] mind map]]		[[File:Godel-escher-bach-mind-map-image.jpg\|thumb\|430x430px\|[[wikipedia:Douglas_Hofstadter\|Hofstadter's]] [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach Gödel, Escher, Bach] mind map]]
	~~Creating a 3D visualization~~ of the [[~~metaculture~~]] [[~~wiki~~]] ~~similar to~~ [https://~~experiments~~.~~withgoogle~~.com/~~wikigalaxy WikiGalaxy~~] would be an amazing way to see the connections between the many [[concepts]] it presents.		Much of the [[inspiration]] for this came from [[wikipedia:Douglas_Hofstadter\|Douglas Hofstadter's]] [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach Gödel, Escher, Bach], particularly the [[mind]] map image depicted near its conclusion.<blockquote>''"It’s in a sense a real mind-bender. You read about 20 minutes and then your brain is fried."'' -[https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-sylvester-stallone Sylvester Stallone on GEB]</blockquote>Having an interactive 3D version of such a [[mind]] map that covers all of the topics in this [[wiki]] would be an amazing way to see the connections between the many [[concepts]] it presents.

	~~The~~ [https://~~github~~.com/~~Louis3797/wikipedia-graph Wikipedia Graph~~] project ~~could be adapted to this [[purpose]]. If there are~~ off~~-the-shelf tools to create something like this, they aren~~'t ~~making themselves known~~ to ~~Google searches~~.		[https://experiments.withgoogle.com/wikigalaxy WikiGalaxy] is a similar project using Wikipedia, but it is an older one-off and doesn't provide a way to recreate it with other websites.

	~~Much of the [[inspiration]] from this came from [[wikipedia:Douglas_Hofstadter\|Douglas Hofstadter's]]~~ [https://~~www.goodreads~~.com/~~book~~/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach Gödel, Escher, Bach], particularly the [[mind]] map image depicted near its conclusion. <blockquote>''"It’s in a sense a real mind-bender. You read about 20 minutes and then your brain is fried."'' -[https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-sylvester-~~stallone Sylvester Stallone on GEB~~]~~</blockquote>Having an interactive 3D version of such a [[mind]] map that covers all of the topics in~~ this [[~~wiki~~]] ~~would be pretty neat~~.		The [https://github.com/Louis3797/wikipedia-graph Wikipedia Graph] project seems like it could be adapted to this [[purpose]].

			If there are off-the-shelf tools to create something like this, they aren't making themselves known to Google searches.
	== James Burke's Connections ==		== James Burke's Connections ==
	This page a perfect opportunity to introduce one of the [[wikipedia:Connections_(British_TV_series)\|all-time greatest docuseries on connections]]. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ&list=PL5HjoPOFFC56enV6cW1zqRvXyY6pNm8cq This playlist contains series 1 and 2 and some other classic Burke BBC specials].		This page a perfect opportunity to introduce one of the [[wikipedia:Connections_(British_TV_series)\|all-time greatest docuseries on connections]]. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ&list=PL5HjoPOFFC56enV6cW1zqRvXyY6pNm8cq This playlist contains series 1 and 2 and some other classic Burke BBC specials].

Fractalguy: /* James Burke's Connections */

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James Burke's Connections

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	== James Burke's Connections ==		== James Burke's Connections ==
	This page a perfect opportunity to introduce one of the [[wikipedia:Connections_(British_TV_series)\|all-time greatest docuseries on connections]]. This playlist contains series 1 and 2, and some other classic Burke BBC specials.		This page a perfect opportunity to introduce one of the [[wikipedia:Connections_(British_TV_series)\|all-time greatest docuseries on connections]]. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ&list=PL5HjoPOFFC56enV6cW1zqRvXyY6pNm8cq This playlist contains series 1 and 2 and some other classic Burke BBC specials].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ&list=PL5HjoPOFFC56enV6cW1zqRvXyY6pNm8cq\|\|center\|James Burke's Connections (Full Series)\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ&list=PL5HjoPOFFC56enV6cW1zqRvXyY6pNm8cq\|\|center\|James Burke's Connections (Full Series)\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* Visualizing the Connections */

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Visualizing the Connections

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	== Visualizing the Connections ==		== Visualizing the Connections ==
			[[File:Godel-escher-bach-mind-map-image.jpg\|thumb\|430x430px\|[[wikipedia:Douglas_Hofstadter\|Hofstadter's]] [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach Gödel, Escher, Bach] mind map]]
	Creating a 3D visualization of the [[metaculture]] [[wiki]] similar to [https://experiments.withgoogle.com/wikigalaxy WikiGalaxy] would be an amazing way to see the connections between the many [[concepts]] it presents.		Creating a 3D visualization of the [[metaculture]] [[wiki]] similar to [https://experiments.withgoogle.com/wikigalaxy WikiGalaxy] would be an amazing way to see the connections between the many [[concepts]] it presents.

	The [https://github.com/Louis3797/wikipedia-graph Wikipedia Graph] project could be adapted to this [[purpose]]. If there are off-the-shelf tools to create something like this, they aren't making themselves known to Google searches.		The [https://github.com/Louis3797/wikipedia-graph Wikipedia Graph] project could be adapted to this [[purpose]]. If there are off-the-shelf tools to create something like this, they aren't making themselves known to Google searches.

			Much of the [[inspiration]] from this came from [[wikipedia:Douglas_Hofstadter\|Douglas Hofstadter's]] [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach Gödel, Escher, Bach], particularly the [[mind]] map image depicted near its conclusion. <blockquote>''"It’s in a sense a real mind-bender. You read about 20 minutes and then your brain is fried."'' -[https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-sylvester-stallone Sylvester Stallone on GEB]</blockquote>Having an interactive 3D version of such a [[mind]] map that covers all of the topics in this [[wiki]] would be pretty neat.

	== James Burke's Connections ==		== James Burke's Connections ==

Fractalguy at 12:11, 24 January 2025

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	[[Neural networks]] [[like]] the [[brain]] [[work]] by creating connections between [[concepts]] called [[wikipedia:Association_(psychology)\|associations]].		[[Neural networks]] [[like]] the [[brain]] [[work]] by creating connections between [[concepts]] called [[wikipedia:Association_(psychology)\|associations]].

	Human networks like [[society]] work by creating connections between people called [[relationships]].		Human networks like [[society]] work by creating connections between people called [[relationships]].<blockquote>''"In the human [[mind]], the number of possible connections that can be made between [[neurons]] greatly exceeds the number of atoms in the [[universe]]."'' -[[wikipedia:Alan_Moore\|Alan Moore]]</blockquote>

	== The Connections Are the Argument ==		== The Connections Are the Argument ==

Fractalguy: /* Visualizing the Connections */

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	== Visualizing the Connections ==		== Visualizing the Connections ==
	Creating a 3D visualization of the [[metaculture]] wiki similar to [https://experiments.withgoogle.com/wikigalaxy WikiGalaxy] would be an amazing way to see the connections between the many concepts it presents.		Creating a 3D visualization of the [[metaculture]] [[wiki]] similar to [https://experiments.withgoogle.com/wikigalaxy WikiGalaxy] would be an amazing way to see the connections between the many [[concepts]] it presents.

	The [https://github.com/Louis3797/wikipedia-graph Wikipedia Graph] project could be adapted to this [[purpose]]. If there are off-the-shelf tools to create something like this, they aren't making themselves known to Google searches.		The [https://github.com/Louis3797/wikipedia-graph Wikipedia Graph] project could be adapted to this [[purpose]]. If there are off-the-shelf tools to create something like this, they aren't making themselves known to Google searches.

Fractalguy at 09:59, 24 January 2025

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	[[File:Connections-brain-node-networking-associations.jpeg\|thumb\|Like the Internet, it's all just [[Meme\|memes]] and links]]		[[File:Connections-brain-node-networking-associations.jpeg\|thumb\|Like the Internet, it's all just [[Meme\|memes]] and links]]
	[[Neural networks]] like the [[brain]] work by creating connections between [[concepts]] called [[wikipedia:Association_(psychology)\|associations]].		[[Neural networks]] [[like]] the [[brain]] [[work]] by creating connections between [[concepts]] called [[wikipedia:Association_(psychology)\|associations]].

	Human networks like [[society]] work by creating connections between people called [[relationships]].		Human networks like [[society]] work by creating connections between people called [[relationships]].
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	Seeing this applied to a few [[concepts]] is not nearly as powerful as seeing it applied to hundreds. The hyperlinks help you visualize the connections between these [[ideas]].		Seeing this applied to a few [[concepts]] is not nearly as powerful as seeing it applied to hundreds. The hyperlinks help you visualize the connections between these [[ideas]].

	There is also the interdependency of many [[ideas]], where understanding one is a [[necessary prerequisite]] for understanding many others. There are circular dependencies, too, which are hard to explain in a linear format. You have to know what [[language]] is to understand [[allegory]], and understanding [[allegory]] gives you a more nuanced understanding of [[language]]. There are many such examples, and the [[wiki]] format encourages you to explore an [[idea]], and then explore it again in a new light later after learning something related.		There is also the interdependency of many [[ideas]], where understanding one is a [[necessary prerequisite]] for understanding many others. There are circular dependencies, too, which are hard to explain in a linear format. You have to know what [[language]] is to understand [[allegory]], and understanding [[allegory]] gives you a more nuanced understanding of [[language]]. There are many such examples, and the [[wiki]] format encourages you to explore an [[idea]], and then explore it again in a new light later after [[learning]] something related.

	The [[holistic]] vision of a [[self-organizing]] [[fractal]] [[universe]] will [[Emergence\|emerge]] in the [[brain]] once it has made enough of these connections. You simply need to explore and let your interests take you wherever they lead until the links turn from blue to purple and your [[mind]] turns from [[wikipedia:Euclidean_geometry\|Euclidean]] to [[fractal]].		The [[holistic]] vision of a [[self-organizing]] [[fractal]] [[universe]] will [[Emergence\|emerge]] in the [[brain]] once it has made enough of these connections. You simply need to explore and let your interests take you wherever they lead until the links turn from blue to purple and your [[mind]] turns from [[wikipedia:Euclidean_geometry\|Euclidean]] to [[fractal]].

			== Visualizing the Connections ==
			Creating a 3D visualization of the [[metaculture]] wiki similar to [https://experiments.withgoogle.com/wikigalaxy WikiGalaxy] would be an amazing way to see the connections between the many concepts it presents.

			The [https://github.com/Louis3797/wikipedia-graph Wikipedia Graph] project could be adapted to this [[purpose]]. If there are off-the-shelf tools to create something like this, they aren't making themselves known to Google searches.

	== James Burke's Connections ==		== James Burke's Connections ==
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	== Musical Connections ==		== Musical Connections ==
	Every [[concept]] has a song about it, and many of us have very [[musical]] internal monologues. Songs associated with [[ideas]], [[emotions]], memories, people, places, etc. play in our [[minds]] whenever they are triggered by these things. {{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJUM11goXAU\|\|center\|OneRepublic - Connection\|frame}}		Every [[concept]] has a song about it, and many of us have very [[musical]] internal monologues. Songs associated with [[ideas]], [[emotions]], memories, people, places, etc. [[play]] in our [[minds]] whenever they are triggered by these things. {{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJUM11goXAU\|\|center\|OneRepublic - Connection\|frame}}
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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUa5qU1sap4\|\|center\|Funkadelic - Connections and Disconnections\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUa5qU1sap4\|\|center\|Funkadelic - Connections and Disconnections\|frame}}

Fractalguy at 22:47, 15 January 2025

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	== The Connections Are the Argument ==		== The Connections Are the Argument ==

	The biggest [[persuasive]] argument for the [[perspective]] being presented by this [[wiki]] is how it relates all of the important [[concepts]] in [[psychology]], [[sociology]], [[spirituality]], and [[science]] to [[universal]] themes of [[evolution]] and [[~~emergence~~]].		The biggest [[persuasive]] argument for the [[perspective]] being presented by this [[wiki]] is how it relates all of the important [[concepts]] in [[psychology]], [[sociology]], [[spirituality]], and [[science]] to [[universal]] themes of [[evolution]], [[emergence]], and [[happiness]].

	Seeing this applied to a few [[concepts]] is not nearly as powerful as seeing it applied to hundreds. The hyperlinks help you visualize the connections between these [[ideas]].		Seeing this applied to a few [[concepts]] is not nearly as powerful as seeing it applied to hundreds. The hyperlinks help you visualize the connections between these [[ideas]].

Fractalguy at 12:03, 15 January 2025

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	== James Burke's Connections ==		== James Burke's Connections ==
	~~One of the goals of this [[wiki]] is to demonstrate the way that everything and everyone is connected, and how various [[concepts]] connect to each other. That makes this~~ page a perfect opportunity to introduce one of the [[wikipedia:Connections_(British_TV_series)\|all-time greatest docuseries on connections]]. This playlist contains series 1 and 2, and some other classic Burke BBC specials.		This page a perfect opportunity to introduce one of the [[wikipedia:Connections_(British_TV_series)\|all-time greatest docuseries on connections]]. This playlist contains series 1 and 2, and some other classic Burke BBC specials.

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ&list=PL5HjoPOFFC56enV6cW1zqRvXyY6pNm8cq\|\|center\|James Burke's Connections (Full Series)\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ&list=PL5HjoPOFFC56enV6cW1zqRvXyY6pNm8cq\|\|center\|James Burke's Connections (Full Series)\|frame}}

Fractalguy at 12:02, 15 January 2025

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	There is also the interdependency of many [[ideas]], where understanding one is a [[necessary prerequisite]] for understanding many others. There are circular dependencies, too, which are hard to explain in a linear format. You have to know what [[language]] is to understand [[allegory]], and understanding [[allegory]] gives you a more nuanced understanding of [[language]]. There are many such examples, and the [[wiki]] format encourages you to explore an [[idea]], and then explore it again in a new light later after learning something related.		There is also the interdependency of many [[ideas]], where understanding one is a [[necessary prerequisite]] for understanding many others. There are circular dependencies, too, which are hard to explain in a linear format. You have to know what [[language]] is to understand [[allegory]], and understanding [[allegory]] gives you a more nuanced understanding of [[language]]. There are many such examples, and the [[wiki]] format encourages you to explore an [[idea]], and then explore it again in a new light later after learning something related.

	The [[holistic]] vision of a [[self-organizing]] [[fractal]] [[universe]] will [[~~self-organize~~]] in the [[brain]] once it has made enough of these connections. You simply need to explore and let your interests take you wherever they lead.		The [[holistic]] vision of a [[self-organizing]] [[fractal]] [[universe]] will [[Emergence\|emerge]] in the [[brain]] once it has made enough of these connections. You simply need to explore and let your interests take you wherever they lead until the links turn from blue to purple and your [[mind]] turns from [[wikipedia:Euclidean_geometry\|Euclidean]] to [[fractal]].

	== James Burke's Connections ==		== James Burke's Connections ==