Saturday, 27 October 2018

Intuiting Or Futuring

(Does the spaceship boosting toward a star symbolize mankind traveling toward a future?)

Poul Anderson, Harvest Of Stars, 4.

How does an intuitionist intuit? (Does a futurist "future"?)

Lee:

specializes in, and therefore also lives in, a geographical area;

works at home in his head and on a computer;

goes out to meet and cultivate diverse people;

senses their thoughts and feelings, both spoken and unspoken;

is likeable and observant.

Guthrie says that intuitionists make a big difference despite often offering wrong or incomplete findings.

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

I'm a bit dubious how viable "intuitionists" can be as a profession. It seems too vague and inconclusive to be very useful.

The computer used by Serendipity, Inc. in SATAN'S WORLD would seem to be far more useful. Clients consulting it ask questions which the computer uses to guide its analysis of the information in its data banks to find answers.

Sean