Neurological Relativism and Time-binding

An interview with Robert Anton Wilson
All of the following information in this description was taken from:
http://time-binding.org/index.php/discov/gsemantics/basicun.html

Time-binding:

1. Only humans have demonstrated the capability to build on the knowledge of prior generations.
2. Alfred Korzybski referred to this capability as time-binding. Language serves as the principle tool that facilitates time-binding.
3. Time-binding forms the basis for an ethical standard by which to evaluate human behavior; does the behavior advance time-binding and human progress based on what is known at the time, or does it deny time-binding?
4. Acknowledging our time-binding inheritance dispels us of the "self-made" notion; as we understand how much we owe to others, we begin to understand our own limitations.

Abstracting and Evaluating ("Behavior Awareness"):

1. Our awareness of "what goes on" outside of our skin, is not "what is going on"; our awareness of our experience is not the silent, first-order, neurological experience.
2. As human organisms, we have limits as to what we can experience through our senses. Given these limitations, we can never experience 'all' of what's 'out there' to experience.
3. Given our ever-changing environment (which includes ourselves, and our awareness of ourselves), we never experience the 'same' person, event, situation, 'thing', experience, etc., more than once.
4. To the degree that our reactions and responses to all forms of stimuli are automatic, or conditioned, we copy animals, like Pavlov's dog. To the degree that our reactions and responses are more controlled, delayed, or conditional to the given situation, we exhibit our uniquely-human capabilities.
5. We each experience "what's out there" uniquely, according to our individual sensory capabilities, our past experiences and conditioning. We do well to maintain an attitude of "to-me-ness" in our evaluations of our own behavior, as well as in our evaluations of others' behavior.

Sensory Awareness (nonverbal):

1. We actually 'experience' our daily living on the silent, non-verbal levels; in other words, on a physiological-neurological level different from our verbal awareness.
2. Our ability to experience the world outside our skins is relative, unique to our own individual organism's capabilities.
3. Our language habits can affect our organism's behavior; we can allow what we see, hear, say, etc., to affect our blood pressure, pulse, rate of breathing, etc.
4. As we become more aware of our own non-verbal behaviors, we can practice techniques to achieve greater degrees of relaxation, less stress, greater sense of our environment, etc.