Summary

Introduces the idea that you can describe everything in terms of process and data, and how this has worked in differnt stages of evolution, culminating in our ability to create and exchange data as ideas. Describes the long evolutionary path to us and our abilities, but also the pitfalls.
Explains the organisation and referencing of information here, and describes my background.

1. Introduction - it's all actions and things :as 22Aug26 16-21
2. Are we just a competent survival robot?
3. Regulated evolution, the experiment and us
4. Physical and Social ideas - things & their veracity
5. Example physical and social world ideas
6. Ideas - their place in The Great Data Experiment
7. Why do intelligent educated people have widely different views?
8. Evolution - why are you able to read this?
9. The very long paths to us ✤
10. We may be the brightest thing on the planet, but?
11. Who's in charge - can we do better
12. The right to believe
13. Peacetime propaganda
14. Approach to the problems
15. What's the point in all this?
16. Overview and organisation of the information here
17. My background and modelling (not catwalk of course)

The Great Data Experiment * * * * *

The planet's geological changes have, and continue to be dictated by unwavering physical forces. Life evolves to fill in opportunities arising from these changes, in a string of adaptions dictated by biological processes and data - these form the basis of the experiment. It has run in phases, possibly peaking with us, and reverting to a less “intelligent” life form?

Implications of human strangeness - area 2

Contains several pages that describes the outcome of our particular way of thinking, producing and exchanging ideas. It also has a book review that gives a good introduction to the content here.

General Introduction & Review of Not by Genes Alone * * * * *

This is primarily a very short review of the book ᚜Not by genes alone - How culture transformed human evolution 15 ᚛ click  but it also servers to give a good introduction to my ideas here. This page also introduces the process and data models that frequently occur here and represent my obsessionthat most things, if not all, can be described in terms of - actions applied to things.

1. Introduction - Darwin plus ChatGPT :as 29Apr26 08-16
2. Background and preamble to Not by Genes Alone
3. Evolutionary mechanisums and Not by Genes Alone
4. The period considered in Not by Genes Alone
5. Some input from Wikipedia
6. Climate changes

1. Review of Not by Genes Alone
2. Survival Cultural Variant - 1st thread
3. Socialising Cultural Variant - 2nd thread
4. Topics raised
5. 1. Maladaptive anomoly
6. 2. Language and social cooperation
7. 3. Mechanics of Cultural Group selection
8. 4. Tribal instincts
9. 5. Culture evolves in a Darwinian style
10. The first Darwinian thread
11. The second Darwinian thread and issues
12. But is it Darwinian - does it matter?
13. Evolution targeted on bodies - 1,2,3 on a) - The 1st thread.
14. Evolution targeted on cultural groups - 3 on b) - The 2nd thread.
15. Final thoughts

1. Genes and ideas
2. Comparison gene to idea
3. Types of idea as intro
4. Genes and ideas within groups
5. Genes and ideas stand alone - my bit
6. Idea category table and selection criteria
7. Selection & Darwinism, last words
8. Back to NBGA

Results of human strangeness

Our way of processing information suggests some strange consequences and repercussions. Doublethink This is different from the similar idea of cognitive dissonance, both are about holding contradictory ideas, but whereas doublethink means you are happy or not aware about holding contradictory ideas, cognitive dissonance you are uncomfortable and try to rationalize the situation(ability to hold conflicting ideas) as described in George Orwell’s 1984 is one example, and he also highlights our susceptibility to Manipulation of language as a weapon of mind control and abuse of power in 1984. Another problem is our innate desire to rationalise rather than reason - see ⮝Nature of Brain - Thinking -3.

1. Introduction:❊2 05Aug25 15-01
2. Are we in control of our creations? - Ideas, Memes and Genes❊2
3. Who is in charge? implecations of idea appeal and meme❊2
4. The appeal of ideas and memes to our Worldview ♥
5. Priming and Growing a Worldview❊3
6. Examples of outcomes❊4
7. A expanded❊5
8. B expanded❊5
9. C expanded❊5
10. D expanded❊5
11. A possible key - hero or saint❊2
12. Self-fulfilling closed clouds of ideas❊2
13. Other examples of implication❊3
14. God & Brexit❊4
15. Brexit in the UK❊4
16. Covid 19 social and bialogica❊4
17. Biological viral spread❊5
18. Social unpleasantness❊4

Social Darwinism, attitudes & an Alternative Society

This is about the consideration of biological evolution mechanisms and their a possible application to social development in the 18th and 19th centuries, and even later.

1. Introduction:❊2 05Aug25 14-55
2. Major players in evolution and Social Darwinism❊2
3. Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck 1744 - 1829❊3
4. Thomas Robert Malthus 1766 -1834❊3
5. Charles Robert Darwin 1809 -1882❊3
6. Herbert Spencer 1820 - 1903❊3
7. Sir Francis Galton 1822 -1911❊3
8. Alfred Russel Wallace 1823 - 1913❊3
9. Social Darwinism❊2
10. Related social attitudes❊3
11. Reducing poverty❊4
12. Economic climate❊4
13. Racial❊4
14. Male orientated❊4
15. Religious❊4
16. Was an alternative society possible❊2
17. Speculation in context❊3
18. Summary diagram❊3
19. Realities of where we are❊2

The story of Phlogiston

This is the story of intuitive thinking and ideas becoming evidentially wrong, but nevertheless, some supporters of the ideas go to great lengths to justify their continuing support, even proposing a substance with negative weigh.

1. Introduction: and purpose of the story❊2 05Aug25 14-52
2. Introduction - original as main one❊4
3. Background history❊3

1. Phlogiston Theory - reasonable and intuitive❊2
2. Consideration beyond combustion - additional strong support to the theory❊3
3. New pneumatic chemistry and Isolation of phlogiston❊3
4. More support - reconstitution of metals❊3
5. The discovery of Dephlogisticated and other Airs❊3
6. Naming conventions❊4
7. Inflamable air - both H and Co not diferenciated❊4
8. The challenge to Phlogiston and the role of water❊3
9. Conclusion and takeaway❊2

A model of our information processing - area 3

Contains many pages that attempt to detail our particular way of thinking, producing and exchanging ideas.

A Turing Hominin - ideas, brains, environments * * * * *

This page starts an examination of one of the 8 billion (8x10⁹ or 9 zeros) humans on the planet. The examination extends over several pages covering different aspects, which are introduced below, although Socialising is included within this page. The following panel gives a General Introduction to all pages.

Worldview - each Turing Hominin's view of the world

This is one of several pages examining one of us humans as Introduction to Turing Hominin panel below. This page considers how we obtain our personal collection of ideas, which creates our view of the world, and influences much of our daily lives.

1. General Introduction to Turing Hominin
2. Introduction:❊2
3. At the heart of a worldview❊3
4. Components of worldview❊2
5. Content of worldview❊3
6. Priming with local information❊4
7. Expanding local worldview❊4
8. Spiritual worldview❊3
9. Political and Social worldview❊3
10. Fit with temperament and worldview 2 - ALSO IN h4 BELOW❊2
11. Summary❊3

1. extracts of where WV used❊2
2. MAY BE use key term to do this as in pre Intro??❊6
3. from Cult Env❊3
4. A Cultural environment has two roles:❊6
5. from TH❊3
6. Socialising - Turing Hominin is not alone❊2
7. Catching Ideas, making a collection and Worldview❊3
8. from Appeal❊3
9. Appeal to what? - an idea's fit with our Worldview and Temperament❊4
10. from Results of human strangeness❊3
11. Priming and Growing a Worldview❊3
12. from Foot Notes❊3
13. Examples of Idea fit with temperament and worldview / attitude❊4

Idea - what it might be

This is one of several pages examining one of us humans as Introduction to Turing Hominin panel below. This page considers a key feature of our success "ideas" and what exactly they may be. It’s a large topic and this page provides an Introductory general discussion, followed by the Anatomy of an idea as I see it, which then continues in separate pages as the bullet-point list in the panel diagram below.

1. General Introduction to Turing Hominin
2. Introduction - my ideas on ideas :as 25Jun26 07-30
3. Conception and birth of ideas
4. Home of ideas, thinking and consciousness
5. Thinking
6. Consciousness
7. Others' ideas of idea
8. Dictionary definition
9. Philosophy, Epistemology and my model view
10. Comparison of Central Concepts of Epistemology and how they relate to my model view
11. Monism, Materialism, Idealism and Theistic Dualism
12. Meme as a style of idea
13. The role of ideas and thoughts in thinking
14. How we host ideas
15. Ideas and memories
16. To summarise
17. Ideas and Worldview a Personal Idea Library
18. Summary points:
19. Ideas and conclusion biases - et al
20. Recap of ideas - warm-dynamic or realised-cold
21. Realising ideas

1. The Anatomy of Ideas - their structure and features
2. Ideas and thinking
3. Data terms
4. An idea's structure
5. Idea structure - techie version
6. Idea structure - freindly version
7. Vertical ~ idea composition
8. Horizontal ~ idea links
9. An idea's features
10. An idea's Appeal - its components introduced
11. An idea's Type
12. Idea category table and selection criteria - original table version
13. Intersubjective reality
14. An idea's Type - its entries and attributes introduced
15. Idea Type - Name and number
16. Idea Type - Idea Veracity
17. Idea Type - Representation of ideas - wrappers
18. Idea Type - Location of ideas

Appeal of an idea

This is one of several pages examining one of us humans as Introduction to Turing Hominin panel below. Idea is large topic covered by several sub-pages, this one considers a key aspect of an idea’s appeal to us, or how an idea gets to resonates with our worldview ideas.

1. General Introduction to Turing Hominin
2. Introduction: ~ continued from Idea❊2 05Aug25 18-23
3. So what makes an idea appealing, or even noticeable and what's it appealing to?❊4
4. Imbibing ideas - from * other bits *❊5
5. The entities and attributes of the Appeal group❊2
6. Summary of items❊5
7. About - key to an idea❊4
8. The importance of lateral link❊6
9. Emotion and smell❊4
10. For elswhere? good but here idea's appeal not our reaction❊6
11. Pedegree - authority❊4
12. 5b Idea pedigree ~ old / orig bit❊6
13. Pedegree, gravitas, self verification - from *other*❊6
14. Repercussions❊4
15. Time - idea shelf life❊4
16. Time frame❊6
17. Comprehension - is it beyond mine❊4
18. Sense - does it makes sense to me?❊4

1. other bits❊3
2. Varacity is NOT part of Appeal❊4
3. Formal / implied idea❊4
4. Popularity / distribution❊6
5. Other attributes in adittion❊4

Veracity of Ideas

This is one of several pages examining one of us humans as Introduction to Turing Hominin panel below. Idea is large topic covered by several sub-pages, this one considers the veracity of an idea, is it true, false, or perhaps a percentage likelihood e.g. 30% chance of rain forecasted. Idea veracity is on a spectrum from: true to false and irrelevant e.g. personal value - favourite song, political party.

1. General Introduction to Turing Hominin
2. Introduction: ~ continued from Idea❊2 05Aug25 19-33
3. Workable truth❊3
4. Other truth❊3
5. Rumsfeld's famous knows:❊5
6. Bertrand Russell's ideas on truth❊5
7. Review of The Problems of Philosophy - Chapert XII Truth and Falsehood❊4

1. The Idea Type table by Veracity❊2
2. Assessing an idea's veracity❊3
3. Idea types and veracity ❊5
4. Idea types - Social and Personal (2&3)❊3
5. Personal type distribution❊4
6. Changing our mind❊3
7. Collective Social change of mind❊5

1. OLD STUFF❊4
2. Idea categories and Veracity scale❊6
3. Description of example colour dot ideas:❊5
4. Example as applied to individuals❊5
5. * * * * {could END veracity here - but see ..real world below } * * * * ❊3
6. The balance of veracity {rpeat info - extract / remove}❊6
7. Idea cataegories in the real world❊4
8. 1. Physical world ideas - of either:❊6
9. 2. Constrained (rule based) and loosely or un-constrained ideas:❊6
10. 3. Supper natural world ideas:❊6
11. Expansion of the three Major Idea Categorises❊5
12. A walk in the Physical World❊6
13. Our defined ideas (invented by us) - communaction and behaviour systems❊5
14. Constrained / 1 physical ideas❊6
15. Our loose or undefined / unconstrained ideas❊6
16. Supper natural world❊6
17. Summary of veracity❊5
18. * * * notes * * * ❊6
19. Consensus range❊5

Location of ideas - and how they get there

This is one of several pages examining one of us humans as Introduction to Turing Hominin panel below. Idea is large topic covered by several sub-pages, this one considers the location of ideas, warm and dynamic in our brains or cold and static as realised into the world.

1. General Introduction to Turing Hominin
2. Introduction: ~ continued from Idea❊2 05Aug25 18-28
3. Simple idea transfer and proliferation of location❊2
4. Pyhsical location - transferring an idea is complicated❊3
5. Mental location of idea - thinking❊3
6. Diagram arrows explained❊5
7. Introduction to changing our mind❊5

1. bits and pieces❊3
2. Personal: home environment, warm and dynamic❊5
3. Realised: physical world, cold and fixed.❊5
4. Idea transfer - to Realisation and on Personal❊5
5. Realised Nature - concrete or abstract❊4
6. re-think 16jul17❊5
7. from ARIS 18aug17❊5
8. Realised - how and then what❊4
9. Necessry bits to comunicate an idea❊5
10. Realising language and non-language base ideas❊4
11. Realising language based ideas and cultural encoding❊4
12. Realisation summary❊5

Representation of ideas - wrappers

This is one of several pages examining one of us humans as Introduction to Turing Hominin panel below. The Idea topic is a large one and is covered by several sub-pages and this one considers how ideas, which have been realised in the world, are represented by a "wrapper" symbolising its deeper content. Additional ideas are required to understand symbols and to see beyond the wrapper {extra ideas to undersrtand ideas is that in model anywhere/}.

1. General Introduction to Turing Hominin
2. Introduction: ~ continued from Idea❊2
3. Physical World Idea Wrapper examples❊2
4. 1.1 Our ideas realised into the world as tangible practical objects / performances❊3
5. a) Steam Engines & Bridges❊4
6. b) Buildings❊4
7. c) Mechanisms and other practical objects❊4
8. d) Ideas that modify the world❊4
9. Summary comments❊5
10. 1.2 Our ideas realised into the world as objects directly symbolising or representing ideas❊3
11. a) Various encoded ideas❊4
12. b) Souvenirs❊4
13. c) Religious symbolic meaning❊4
14. d) Disinformation & misinformation❊4
15. e) Artistic symbolism❊4
16. f) Realised ideas resulting from natural world inspiration❊4
17. g) Other symbolism❊4
18. Summary comments❊5
19. 1.3 Our ideas inspired by the world’s natural features and events❊3
20. Supernatural World Ideas❊2
21. Summary comments❊5

1. BITS❊4

Nature of Brain - Structure

This is one of several pages examining one of us humans as Introduction to Turing Hominin panel below. This page provides some insight into the nature of our brains in terms of its structural components and hence its ability to process information.

1. General Introduction to Turing Hominin
2. Introduction - it's not a blood cooler❊2 26Sep25 19-46
3. Body & Brain building
4. Self-assembly analogy❊4
5. Brains, hearts and faces compared❊3
6. Fixed versus Configurable❊3
7. Nuts and bolts of neurons❊3

1. Brain structures and functions built from neurons❊2
2. Structures❊3
3. Functions❊3
4. Memory as an example ❊4
5. The storage for memories and ideas❊4
6. Creation of memories, ideas and body models❊3
7. Remnants of evolution and personal brain quicks or personalities❊3

1. NEEDS TO BE MOVED SOMWHERE❊3
2. Ideas as a network, their appeal and other attributes❊3

1. Below may be relevant to Idea manipulation - thinking OR TH 28MAY25❊2
2. Reflecting / thinking - how - i.e. the process thinking and processor brain❊3
3. Brain fill and other stuff ❊3
4. Brain fill and nature❊3
5. Key to symbols❊4
6. Explanation and key- also see ARIS def data model❊3
7. Key to diagram items❊2
8. and now done via right pic❊2
9. And now continue - wrap round right pic ended❊2

Nature of Brain - Thinking

This is one of several pages examining one of us humans as Introduction to Turing Hominin panel below. This page provides some insight into the nature of our brains in terms of how it process information, that is, manipulates ideas or possibly thinks.

1. General Introduction to Turing Hominin
2. Introduction - shuffle ideas to a conclusion?❊2 11Sep25 08-02
3. The essentials for thinking❊4
4. Ideas - the fuel of thinking❊4
5. Thought is not necessarily conscious❊4
6. BITS FROM IDEA❊5
7. Ideas and thoughts FROM IDEA❊5
8. Other's ideas about thinking - references❊2
9. How we may think❊2
10. Cognitive mechanisms, biases, emotions and drives❊2
11. Cognitive mechanisms and biases❊3
12. An AI overview of cognitive bias❊4
13. A ChatGPT sharper, non-circular reframing of the AI overview❊4
14. Orwell's doublethink❊3
15. Emotion❊3
16. Basic drives❊3
17. Styles and methods of thinking❊2
18. Deduction and induction (and Abduction)- informal and formal❊3
19. Deductive reasoning❊4
20. Inductive reasoning❊4
21. The induction and deduction of Phlogiston❊4
22. Misc bits❊5
23. Statistics and probability❊3
24. Morals, instincts, emotions - Trolly Think❊3
25. Issue raised by Trolly Problem❊4
26. Further extrapolations and influences❊2
27. Conclusions, Veracity balancing and Commitment❊5
28. But others disagree with an evolutionary explanation .... ❊2
29. End result - putting it all together❊3

1. Ideas about thinking DROP THIS BIT, WAS ABOVE OTHERS IDES ABOUT ❊4
2. Possible think mechanisum ANY DIFFERENT FROM h3 End result - putting it all together /h3 ?❊2
3. class="block">Self Reflection or Reflection - lead to consciousness?
4. class="block">Reflecting - upon what, with what and how
5. Reflecting - how - i.e. the process and processor❊3
6. Brain fill and other stuff❊3
7. Brain fill and nature❊3
8. Key to symbols❊4
9. Emotion - was here now abobe❊5

Pysical environment of Turing Hominin

This is one of several pages examining one of us humans as Introduction to Turing Hominin panel below. This page considers the physical environment that challenges and supports our existence, it also provides a place to display and communicate our ideas, some of which impact on our survival.

1. General Introduction to Turing Hominin
2. Introduction - what it means to us & somewhere to keep ideas❊2 17Aug25 09-03
3. 1. Geological❊3
4. 2. Fauna and Flora❊3
5. 3. A place for us❊3
6. 4. A place to realise and acquire ideas❊3
7. Some ideas realised within the Physical Environment❊4
8. Model of Physical Environment & the 4 features❊2
9. Social event examples❊4
10. Ideas and the Pysical Environment❊2
11. Land mass orientation, resources and conditions❊3
12. Disaster, disease and decay❊3

1. hi from blue❊4
2. Further examples of our evolution & interactions with the Physical Environment❊3
3. Dutch hunger winter - 4 Ideas❊4
4. BACK TO ORIGINAL IDEAS BASE❊2
5. Our use of pysical environment and related idea❊6
6. Human-on-human cultural ideas and the pysical environment❊6
7. Our evolution within it - to become a Turing Hominin ❊4
8. Examples of our evo change❊6
9. Topology and original resources - intro or summry??❊4
10. Current resources❊4
11. to be placed {but is it too techie} ❊4
12. Run through of Pysical idea types ({is this the place for this now}.❊4
13. {unique - bullets} The BBC produced (2011)❊5
14. Climate change {frm ??}❊3
15. Covid 19 & coevolution - data evolutionary selection {frm Footer}❊3

Cultural environment of Turing Hominin

This is one of several pages examining one of us humans as Introduction to Turing Hominin panel below. This page considers the cultural environment that has enabled us to survive and develop over thousands of generations by providing an ever growing repository of ideas.

1. General Introduction to Turing Hominin
2. Introduction - our ideas past and present❊2 14Aug25 17-49
3. Cultural Environment's roles and idea type:❊2
4. Roles❊3
5. Types❊3
6. The types we hold in our brains❊3
7. Summary of social idea types:❊2
8. 2.1 defined items, by consensus or evidence❊4
9. 2.2 value consensus❊4
10. 2.3 Tightly defined systems of ideas❊4
11. 2.4 Less defined systems❊4
12. Further analysis of Alister and his comments - possible a footnote?❊5
13. 2.5 Propaganda and Disinformation❊4
14. Examples of of: Fear and hatred❊4
15. Rise of power and beyond❊4
16. Political manipulation❊4

1. MIC BITS❊3
2. cont words in full width❊4
3. class="block">bit from power point as 12aug18
4. National obligation to Brexit❊4
5. Meme❊4
6. Meme v Gene❊4
7. yet to come frm doc❊2

Background and Mechanisms - area 4

The area was to be much bigger (as explained in 1st page mentioned), but now consists of just two pages, one covers how we evolved to become us and the other provides some reference to the possible origins of life.

Our Beginnings and Change Mechanisms

This describes how we are the results of a long evolutionary journey of change, starting at some form of initial reproductive “life”, progressing to the cell that enabled many life forms including us - with or without divine help. Alternative explanations of the journey are discussed, so too mechanisms taking part in the journey.

1. Introduction:❊2 05Aug25 18-12
2. Explanations❊2
3. Long standing explanations of our beginnings❊3
4. More recent explanations of our beginnings❊3
5. How did it start, How did it change, Where it’s gone❊3
6. 2. Facts and figures:❊3
7. How did it start❊2
8. 1. From Inorganic to Cell❊4
9. 2. Evolving organisms❊4
10. How did it change❊2
11. B) Evo Mechs: Evolving & expanding organisms / natural selection, genetic drift & Co-evo etc❊4
12. Developing ideas on How it changed❊3
13. Mechanism for variation❊4
14. Start-up and Defining Behaviours❊4
15. Further aspects of evolutionary change❊4
16. One of many organs - the brain❊3
17. Where has it gone❊2
18. Hominin spark(s) or happenstance?❊4
19. Copying v Imitating❊6
20. Our complex journey, co-evolution and cultural evolution mechanisms❊5
21. Deposited ideas, co-evolution and society❊5

Mechanisums of life

This addresses the beginning of life on this planet i.e. the starting form of initial reproductive "life" mentioned in the other page - there's a short introduction and gives further referencing information that I came across.

1. Introduction:❊2
2. Possible origins of life on our planet & Self-sustaining replication of building blocks❊2
3. Courses from The Great Courses company❊3
4. BBC In Our Time etc❊3
5. Books❊3
6. Self-sustaining replication of building blocks❊2

Reference - area 5

Includes a single access point for all the models appearing throughout this site and with some matrixes showing the common items between models. There's also a Modelling explained page plus Glossary, References and Footnotes.

All models and matrices

summary tba

1. Introduction3a
2. Various matrices2
3. Models in 2. Implecations & Consequences of human strangeness2
4. Models in 3. Model of Turing Ape2
5. Turing Hominin4
6. Socialising4
7. Idea4
8. Worldview4
9. Nature of brain 4
10. Physical Environment4
11. Cultural Environment4
12. Models available for: 5. Refereence2

Explanation of modelling and sysbols used etc.

summary tba

1. Introduction:❊2 06Aug25 08-50
2. Graphic model basics❊2
3. Data and process model conflict❊4
4. Models here - needs moving❊5
5. Basic example - New Car Model❊4
6. Complex Crow's Feet and Pig's Ears❊4
7. Further examples of process and data models❊5
8. Full explanation for refereance not here?❊3
9. Structures of ideas❊2
10. Idea structure diagram❊5
11. Idea structure - freindly diagram❊5

Glossary

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2. yyyy
3. zzz

Foot notes to variouis pages

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References

A number of source types are provided: books, audio from The Great Courses .com and BBC Radio 4 In Our Time Podcasts. Reference is made to items by Type, Name and ID# - together with a link to this page.

1. Book references, summary and use
2. IoT etc references, summary and use
3. Courses

1. HML from xlsx pivot #2
2. Crross references

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