7. Understanding Intelligent Choice

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7. Understanding Intelligent Choice

Intelligent choice is determining the collection of actions that are believed will yield the desired results. Choice is the means that mankind adapts to environmental conditions to secure goals, including survival. If no results are desired or the current state of affairs is considered acceptable, there is no need for choice. By definition, a result is a measurable state of affairs in the real world of action and consequence. Thus, intelligence makes no choice and no effort is expended unless a result is desired. The truth is, in the affairs of mankind, as in the natural world is that action leads to consequence. For man, all choices (action or non-action) are in pursuit of a result.

Even if the desired result is to have someone believe something, their beliefs and the choices they make because of them ultimately resolves to actions which result in consequences in the real world. The ultimate provider of results is the natural world governed by the physical laws of nature.

Indirect results from nature may be secured by transferring results from people who are in possession of either the ability to achieve or physical possession of the goods you want. Mankind is also governed by natural relationships between action and consequence.

Providers of goods and services are proxy providers of results who use their resources and expertise to provide results for a cost.

For those who believe political promises and government coercion can ever achieve anything positive at acceptable cost, participating in the political process by voting or running for office is believed to be a way to get the desired results by proxy.

For those who acknowledge God, it is believed another method exists which is to pray for the desired results and have God be the proxy who does the work.

7.1. Choices When Dealing with Nature

The physical world is a place of action leading to consequence in defined environments. Knowledge of the relationship between action and consequence under known environmental conditions allows prediction of consequence (results) in response to action (choice).

If the desired result is a hole, nature will trade a hole in exchange for the energy expended in moving the dirt. Note that this energy must be intelligently directed towards moving dirt. A more precise description is applying energy to the dirt causes it to move leaving a hole. The point is that nature cannot be forced or intimidated to provide a hole by the random application or threat of force. Force must be applied in such a manner that the dirt moves out of the hole in accord with the laws of nature. This is true even if nuclear weapons are used to make holes. Note that the energy required to move a fixed amount of dirt a fixed distance is a constant. Even though it may appear easier to use a steam shovel, the same amount of energy, but less manpower is required.

If the desired result is a crop, the laws of nature determine when to plant, ongoing care requirements for the crop and when to harvest. Ignoring the laws of nature results in the consequence of no or poor crop.

If the desired result is a machine to perform some function, it must comply with the laws of nature or it will not function.

In general, if you want something from nature, you must perform actions consistent with the significant laws of nature in the target environment to get the desired results.

Nature also responds to creating an artificial environment where nature

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7. Understanding Intelligent Choice

7. Understanding Intelligent Choice

7.1. Choices When Dealing with Nature