Comments on: A Shift in Philosophy http://www.petercellis.com/blog/?p=468 Personal Thoughts and Ramblings Wed, 13 Nov 2013 06:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.37 By: Steve Ellis http://www.petercellis.com/blog/?p=468#comment-128 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:04:17 +0000 http://www.darkfusion.net/blog/archives/468#comment-128 I agree with Zach. Context is always important as to a particular solution to a particular problem, but context is not king. That sort of thinking has led to many of the problems we face since all decisions, no matter how humble, have some effect outside of the immediate context and we haven’t cared to consider what those impacts might be. having said that, one cannot avoid making timely decisions within the immediate context, since to make no decision while hesitating is actually a decision by default. We need to think within the context and then take a deep breath and then consider the effect of the decision externally to the problem at hand and see if it changes our resolve.

]]> By: Steve Ellis http://www.petercellis.com/blog/?p=468#comment-130 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:04:00 +0000 http://www.darkfusion.net/blog/archives/468#comment-130 I agree with Zach. Context is always important as to a particular solution to a particular problem, but context is not king. That sort of thinking has led to many of the problems we face since all decisions, no matter how humble, have some effect outside of the immediate context and we haven’t cared to consider what those impacts might be. having said that, one cannot avoid making timely decisions within the immediate context, since to make no decision while hesitating is actually a decision by default. We need to think within the context and then take a deep breath and then consider the effect of the decision externally to the problem at hand and see if it changes our resolve.

]]> By: Zach Hale http://www.petercellis.com/blog/?p=468#comment-127 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:05:11 +0000 http://www.darkfusion.net/blog/archives/468#comment-127 The second one makes a lot more sense to me but really I see the importance of context and the importance of the idea that everything is interconnected to be separately important statements. The idea that everything is interconnected is important for realizing everything that can and is relevant in any situation but the idea that context is important to me seems much more important with regards to the use of systems that are otherwise interconnected.

Either way, your first statement doesn’t make much sense to me because it implies that everything is interconnected only when in certain contexts which does not make sense to me — maybe I am just thinking about it differently.

I don’t think the “context is important” mantra can be repeated enough. Our world revolves around context — it determines the effectiveness of our interactions and our interactions are all we have.

]]> By: Zach Hale http://www.petercellis.com/blog/?p=468#comment-129 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:05:00 +0000 http://www.darkfusion.net/blog/archives/468#comment-129 The second one makes a lot more sense to me but really I see the importance of context and the importance of the idea that everything is interconnected to be separately important statements. The idea that everything is interconnected is important for realizing everything that can and is relevant in any situation but the idea that context is important to me seems much more important with regards to the use of systems that are otherwise interconnected.

Either way, your first statement doesn’t make much sense to me because it implies that everything is interconnected only when in certain contexts which does not make sense to me — maybe I am just thinking about it differently.

I don’t think the “context is important” mantra can be repeated enough. Our world revolves around context — it determines the effectiveness of our interactions and our interactions are all we have.

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