Is that really conter counter? Levin’s idea on long range communication fits well with the ideas of cancer as learning system, even better than natural selection alone. Also, the impact of diluting blood seems 100% compatible with the idea that it’s diluting an ageing marker (indeed inflammatory molecules are excellent candidates).
If there are diseases that aren’t associated with any obvious damage, then that only means we’ve yet to identify what the damage is
we still call it damage, because it causes a loss of function
These definitions are imho too forgiving.: if we define damage as loss of health, then sure « removing damage » will tautologically cause good health. If we define damage as material defects, which I think is closer to your original intent, then maladaptative memories (of the affective system in PTSD, of the pain system in CRPS, of the immune system….) can cause a loss of function without a lasting role for material damages (beside killing oneself when it’s no longer possible to cope with this level of pain|suffering)
If we define damage as material defects, which I think is closer to your original intent, then maladaptative memories (of the affective system in PTSD, of the pain system in CRPS, of the immune system….) can cause a loss of function without a lasting role for material damages
“Material”? I don’t think it’s useful to distinguish between material and immaterial change, the point is that the change is maladaptive. If your hard drive gets corrupted preventing your computer from booting then we still call that damage, even though it seems less material than, say, shooting the PSU. And ultimately, data and code are material anyway, whether they’re represented by patterns of magnetic polarisation or changes to neuronal sensitivity or connectivity or whatever.
Is that really conter counter? Levin’s idea on long range communication fits well with the ideas of cancer as learning system, even better than natural selection alone. Also, the impact of diluting blood seems 100% compatible with the idea that it’s diluting an ageing marker (indeed inflammatory molecules are excellent candidates).
These definitions are imho too forgiving.: if we define damage as loss of health, then sure « removing damage » will tautologically cause good health. If we define damage as material defects, which I think is closer to your original intent, then maladaptative memories (of the affective system in PTSD, of the pain system in CRPS, of the immune system….) can cause a loss of function without a lasting role for material damages (beside killing oneself when it’s no longer possible to cope with this level of pain|suffering)
“Material”? I don’t think it’s useful to distinguish between material and immaterial change, the point is that the change is maladaptive. If your hard drive gets corrupted preventing your computer from booting then we still call that damage, even though it seems less material than, say, shooting the PSU. And ultimately, data and code are material anyway, whether they’re represented by patterns of magnetic polarisation or changes to neuronal sensitivity or connectivity or whatever.