Note that I avoided the word "understand" in my post, and, instead, used
the word "comprehend".  Others have brought in the notion of "value" to the
notion of "understanding"; they bring up "relevance" to one's "goals" etc.
I suppose, therefore, one might say that one achieves "understanding" when
one "comprehends" the relationship between an object (say, pi) and one's
decisions (say, I'm considering building a geodesic dome for my family).
Knowledge?  Epistemology doesn't place any _rigorous_ demands on us
regarding comprehension (in the Chaitin sense), does it?  (Please excuse
the prior misspelling of Chaitin.)

On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 5:06 PM Mike Archbold <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks James and Immortal. My plan is for the group to discuss the
> highlights of pretty much each definition of understanding I
> accumulate (details forthcoming)...
>
> On 7/9/21, [email protected]
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I.e. not so much is it about what you understand, but rather what you
> > already know (memories to match).

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