Does "telos" just mean we can predict the end state of a thing without predicting the intermediate states?
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@GabrielDuquette Is there a better word to use for a predictable end state that doesn't require predictable intermediate states?3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@MemberOfSpecies@GabrielDuquette attractor; equilibrium; fixed point6 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@InstanceOfClass@GabrielDuquette And then you can talk about how that counterfactual attractor plus interventions produce actual attractors2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@MemberOfSpecies@GabrielDuquette Repeated interventions? It is hard to use the old attractor to infer the new attractor's location.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@InstanceOfClass @GabrielDuquette Yes. I guess that's what I was getting at when I talked about addition not working.
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