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The special and general theories of hypocrisy were experimentally confirmed even while I was still alive, though I never did complete my unified futility theory. Kurt always said it was logically impossible to do so. But Professor Hanson gives me hope.

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Steve,

By my understanding 'near mode' is referring to a mode of thinking dealing with issues requiring precise, logical steps extending over short intervals of space and time, whereas 'far mode' is referring to a mode of thought dealing with broad ideals and abtractions extending over longer intervals of space and time.

'Near mode' is concerned with specific *means* of attaining ends - precisely things for which you devise algorithms. (weight loss, financial sucess etc, these are all near-mode issues). 'Far' mode' is concerned with the ideals or *ends* themselves and the signaling or presention of these ends, something you can't easily find algorithms for.

That is my interpretation.

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