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Posted by matzaball50@aol.com I believe there is a much deeper problem with causal loop diagrams and polarity and that is when those diagrams represent social interactions, they are metaphorical and vey rarely are the 'causes' of either increases or decreaes due solely to any one interaction between...

Posted by Matzaball50@aol.com Hi Folks, I'd like to know if anyone out there would like to form a psych/social psych SIG or Chapter in the SD Society. I believe the study of human agency can be effectively done through SD. If anyone is interested please contact me privately so we my organize this ef...

Posted by Matzaball50@aol.com John, A very nice post, thank you, and not to nit pick, but I think you might be mistaken in one instance here. >>When we assert that F=ma, we are claiming (metaphorically) I do not believe this is a metaphor. This is a physical law that cannot be 'perceived'. That is, ...

Posted by Matzaball50@aol.com Martin, I'll take a shot at this, even though I'm not entirely convinced I fully understand what type of comments you are seeking. In modeling 'feedback' we have a 'problem'. For pure physical systems we can empirically see and quantify all the components and all the co...

Posted by Matzaball50@aol.com >"" guess my 'supplementary' question, then, is does each service *have* >to consume so much resource, or could we feasibly design an >'economy-lite' that still generates economic value, but eats up and >throws out less stuff?"" The answer is yes, IF...

Posted by Matzaball50@aol.com Hi Kim, I'm sorry I missed the conference, your presentation sounds interesting. First, I don't see where 'right' or 'wrong' enters into the picture here. I'm not entirely clear on what purpose your model was aimed at. In the loop you mentioned here 'growth' can actuall...

Posted by Matzaball50@aol.com Folks, There is life after Hume. :-) May I suggest the epistemology of one Karl Popper. http://www.eeng.dcu.ie/~tkpw/ IMO, he does Hume, Locke, Kant, and Russell proud. A very nice 20th century integration and advancement of some of the best of western philosophy. regar...

Posted by Matzaball50@aol.com [ Host's note - this post is the final one on this topic (no more will be posted) and has been abridged ] Hi John, I'm afraid you misinterpreted my message. Let me try and clarify. You say; >Jay Forrester, although he strikes me as a modest man, IS an authority in >SD. ...

Posted by Matzaball50@aol.com Hi Folks, Posted by DavidPKreutzer@aol.com >Part of Jay's genius ... Although I can agree with David and all the others who posted on this thread about the greatness of the work done by Jay, I think we might be doing SD a little disservice with all this praise and putti...