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5. Precise Definitions of Key Terms

To understand and unambiguously communicate about anything, we must define the concepts in precise, measurable terms. The fact that I must start at such a basic level is evidence of how much our education and ability to think critically has been subverted and failed. Do not make the mistake of believing that because you are credentialed with a degree that you are not suffering from fuzzy thinking as a consequence of fuzzy definitions. I am an engineer with a very good education in the area of physical reality. What I design works and keeps working. Despite this, when considering mankind in an attempt to understand and explain observed behavior and history, no progress could be made until the faulty concepts of my public education were rejected and replaced by objective, measurable (realistic) concepts. Do not skip this section, no matter how intelligent and educated you may believe you are.

It is very significant that we, as a civilization no longer have generally agreed, objective definitions for the crucial concepts upon which civilization depends. As I shall prove, and as warned by others such as George Orwell, this is far from accidental. Suppress or destroy a concept by misrepresenting or changing the definition and you destroy all knowledge embodied in the concept, including the ability to discuss it rationally.

Want to get into a fight? Try to get consensus on the definition of freedom with a group of people from diverse backgrounds. They will rapidly devolve into the chaos of subjectively, by claiming that some are more equal than others and deserve special considerations because of claimed disadvantage or historical crimes committed against their group.

5.1. What is Reality?

Reality is the perceived environment of an individual described in terms of the concepts (words and definitions) used to think and understand. Personal reality is the sum total of what is accepted as fact and higher level conclusions regarding ones environment, self and others which is a product of ones understanding. In other words, reality is the world view of an individual, a product of information accepted from others (the world is round, men are evil,
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