[MENTION=825]ygolo[/MENTION]: I am wondering partially because many fundamental properties in physics are described in terms of one another leading to circular logic loops.
Circular logic is something that is, in a way, unavoidable. Any attempt to make concepts more precise or measurable, leads to this issue.
In order for a community of people to make progress about things they have in common, they need to make sure the words they are using are refer to the same things.
In situations where different parts of the community use the same word to refer to different things, communication becomes increasingly difficult.
I was taught in software engineering that when I want to encode the logic that a certain community is using, I need to first have them agree on the meaning of the terms, so that consistent entity-relationships can be encoded...otherwise it will lead to defects in the software rather quickly (catching defects at conception is a lot more effective than catching them after code, even with all the rapid prototyping methodologies around).
When you try to have people agree, generally, you have to define things so that it captures things that are important to people regarding the terms. This, unfortunately, requires (re)defining terms together.
So.. if if our conceptualization of them is kept open rather than fixed and we view the universe as in an ambiguous state with regard to these properties I believe it creates neurological stress which allows for formation of new neurons to be able to experience these interpretations simultaneously as viable decreasing cognitive load. Imo people tend to project their neurological functioning onto the "univetse" itself.
I guess there are a couple of points here.
One is that we ought to keep our conceptualization "open rather than fixed".
I can see the appeal of this. It allows us to more free-form, quick, and flexible in our thinking.
But again, "fixing" our conceptions allow us to work together. They don't need to be permanently fixed, just fixed long enough that people can work collaboratively.
The other point about the neurological stress of this leading to the formation of new neurons, etc...
I don't know.