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Well explained! People always jump to simplistic conclusions and forget all the nuances involved. As another example, The Art of Memorization was highly devel

Well explained! People always jump to simplistic conclusions and forget all the nuances involved. As another example, The Art of Memorization was highly developed in Ancient India in order to preserve and transmit the vast corpus of "Hindu Literature" consisting of Vedas/Puranas/Kavyas/etc. It is quite fascinating to see how important Memorization has been to Human development and progress across centuries. Modern Science has now shown us that Memorization has distinct positive effects on the Brain too. 1) Extensive long-term verbal memory training is associated with brain plasticity : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8102627/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8102627/ 2) A Neuroscientist Explores the "Sanskrit Effect" : https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/a-neuroscientist-explores-the-sanskrit-effect/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/a-neurosci... 3) Navigation-related structural change in the hippocampi of taxi drivers : https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.070039597 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.070039597 4) Cache Cab: Taxi Drivers' Brains Grow to Navigate London's Streets : https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/london-taxi-memory/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/london-taxi-memor...

kbrkbr 4y ago
> People always jump to simplistic conclusions and forget all the nuances involved. That looks like a classic Matthew 7:3 - Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?
- rramadass 4y ago
  Not sure what you are trying to say here, but i was pointing out that the grand parent's snarky comment regarding the apparent contradiction between the two submissions just based on the headlines was "simplistic without understanding nuances".
  - kbrkbr 4y ago
    Well, people do not always jump to simplistic conclusions and forget all the nuances involved. I think that makes this part of your reply an example of exactly what it’s criticizing.
    - rramadass 4y ago
      Nope. It was quite clear from the GP's comment that no time has been spent on thinking through nuances and trying to reconcile the apparent contradiction. It was posted as a "gotcha" which added nothing of value. So my criticism was aimed at that in particular and as a caution to others in general. Hence the use of the word "People" as a rhetorical device.
rramadass 4y ago
Some more information on Memory/Multi-Tasking Techniques from Hindu/Sanskrit Literature; * Avadhanam : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avadhanam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avadhanam * The Art of Avadhana : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDFSFJSt984 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDFSFJSt984 * Performance : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYFg6Sinpks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYFg6Sinpks

kbrkbr 4y ago

> People always jump to simplistic conclusions and forget all the nuances involved. That looks like a classic Matthew 7:3 - Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?

rramadass 4y ago
Not sure what you are trying to say here, but i was pointing out that the grand parent's snarky comment regarding the apparent contradiction between the two submissions just based on the headlines was "simplistic without understanding nuances".
- kbrkbr 4y ago
  Well, people do not always jump to simplistic conclusions and forget all the nuances involved. I think that makes this part of your reply an example of exactly what it’s criticizing.
  - rramadass 4y ago
    Nope. It was quite clear from the GP's comment that no time has been spent on thinking through nuances and trying to reconcile the apparent contradiction. It was posted as a "gotcha" which added nothing of value. So my criticism was aimed at that in particular and as a caution to others in general. Hence the use of the word "People" as a rhetorical device.

rramadass 4y ago

Some more information on Memory/Multi-Tasking Techniques from Hindu/Sanskrit Literature; * Avadhanam : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avadhanam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avadhanam * The Art of Avadhana : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDFSFJSt984 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDFSFJSt984 * Performance : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYFg6Sinpks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYFg6Sinpks