From Osher Doctorow
Fuzzy Multivalued Logics are close analogs of Probable Influence/
Causation (PI) and for that matter of conditional probability and
independent probability-statistics also, except that PI is far more
useful when events/processes have some meaningful dependence.
All logics have some underlying similarities, including Quantum Logic
which is sometimes argued not to be a Logic technically because its
lacks or replaces several key laws.
Although there is some resistance to subjective questioning or
questionnaires in the "hard" sciences, it is an interesting "thought
experiment" to consider how people would reply if asked whether they
seem to be using visual or sound representations of thoughts when
thinking logically (for example, thinking about whether A causes B or
implies B, or what would happen if A causes B or A implies B, trying
to explain things, etc. I suggest giving the questions to physicists
and mathematicians and engineers.
The questions would have to distinguish mere "facts" from logical
relationships between facts, and "real" relationships between facts or
objects from logical relationships between facts or statements or
propositions.
My guess is that most people would answer that they use mostly sound-
based thinking with logic, but that they use some visual
representations to "see" in their "mind's eye" the objects that are
candidates for Cause and Effect or premise and conclusion.
Sound is expansive-contractive (longitudinal), and so is Probable
Influence/Causation which corresponds to Fuzzy Multivalued Lukaciewicz
and Rational Pavelka Logics.
So we have some more indications that sound goes back very far and
very deep in the Universe, though light does too - in "different
directions" as one might say.
Osher Doctorow
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