Re: Lumpers & Splitter

[Emanuel Berg]

Jean Louis wrote:

>> Jean Louis wrote:
>> 
>> > I can think of many examples where lumpers may be
>> > practically right, it does not mean they can't see
>> > differences.
>> 
>> The method, as quoted from the THE LUMPER MANIFESTO (1852),
>> is:
>> 
>>   1) See differences and similarities.
>> 
>>   2) Decide what of those are the _important_ ones.
>> 
>> > Now I think, the more one thinks as a splitter, one cannot
>> > designate lumpers into lumpers.
>
> That is what I meant.

I can't?

These

   1) See differences and similarities.

   2) Decide what of those are the _important_ ones.

are actually the same!

1) Seeing and deciding what is important, that's concurrent
   processes with a complex bidirectional interface

So that's the new lumper definition!

And the previous one it is the new splitter definition ...

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