Perceptual Standards
of Reference
he standard of perception is 'orgasm', i e. the
initial acquisition of 'self' as well as the
initial percept formation. All subsequent percept
formation is compared to the initial percept and is
experienced as a sense of 'correctness' or
'incorrectness'. (The comparison consists
quantitively in the number of data points used: and
qualitively as 'correctness'. )
Because percepts are the result of free induction,
they are unlikely to be false. Therefore, the
sense of correctness is weakened by the absence of
a context for falseness, (vis. the experience of
pleasure is weakened if there are very few painful
experiences and is most pronounced when the number
of painful experiences is 1/2 of the number of
pleasurable ones. (Pleasure cannot be sensed as
pleasure in the total absence of pain. But if the
pleasure/pain ratio is 1:1 neither is favorable,
i.e. cannot be assigned the term pleasure in the
sense of 'preferred'. See index "Nature of Existence-#Logical Principles- Preference and Distinction.)
The sensual and perceptual standards are utilized
by natural selection for species reproduction.
Stimulation of sex organs (which are provided with
extra sensory receptors) causes consciousness to be
concentrated. Concentration means that the object
not being concentrated on 'disappears' from the
attention of the concentrating entity. Those
percepts most reinforced are the default states of
concentration. That is, if there is nothing in
particular to concentrate on, the act of
concentrating will rest on those percepts most
reinforced (important). These are the standards of
pleasure and inductive correctness.
When all percepts except those two standards have
disappeared from attention, orgasm occurs.
That is, the entity experiences first the standard of
pleasure then that of 'self' then again pleasure
on the return to normal status.
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