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From: "Human Potential & Development."
Split Justification: Development fundamentally involves both our inner landscape (**Internal World**) and our interaction with everything outside us (**External World**). (Ref: Subject-Object Distinction)..
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From: "External World (Interaction)"
Split Justification: All external interactions fundamentally involve either other human beings (social, cultural, relational, political) or the non-human aspects of existence (physical environment, objects, technology, natural world). This dichotomy is mutually exclusive and comprehensively exhaustive.
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From: "Interaction with the Non-Human World"
Split Justification: All human interaction with the non-human world fundamentally involves either the cognitive process of seeking knowledge, meaning, or appreciation from it (e.g., science, observation, art), or the active, practical process of physically altering, shaping, or making use of it for various purposes (e.g., technology, engineering, resource management). These two modes represent distinct primary intentions and outcomes, yet together comprehensively cover the full scope of how humans engage with the non-human realm.
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From: "Understanding and Interpreting the Non-Human World"
Split Justification: Humans understand and interpret the non-human world either by objectively observing and analyzing its inherent structures, laws, and phenomena to gain factual knowledge, or by subjectively engaging with it to derive aesthetic value, emotional resonance, or existential meaning. These two modes represent distinct intentions and methodologies, yet together comprehensively cover all ways of understanding and interpreting the non-human world.
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From: "Interpreting Subjective Significance"
Split Justification: Humans interpret subjective significance from the non-human world in two fundamentally distinct ways: either through direct, immediate sensory and emotional engagement (e.g., experiencing beauty, awe, or comfort from nature or art), or through a more reflective, cognitive process of attributing abstract conceptual meaning, often through symbols, narratives, or existential contemplation (e.g., a landscape symbolizing freedom, an artifact representing heritage, the night sky evoking questions of purpose). These two modes are mutually exclusive in their primary focus (immediate reception versus reflective attribution) and comprehensively exhaustive, covering the full spectrum of subjective engagement.
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From: "Conceptual and Symbolic Meaning Attribution"
Split Justification: Humans attribute abstract conceptual and symbolic meaning to the non-human world through two fundamentally distinct avenues: either by drawing upon established collective human constructs, narratives, traditions, and historical contexts (sociocultural and historical frameworks), or by engaging in deeper, reflective inquiry into universal aspects of existence, purpose, and the human condition that transcend specific cultural bounds (existential and universal contemplation). These two modes are mutually exclusive, as the primary source and nature of the attributed meaning differ (contingent human constructs vs. transcendent philosophical inquiry), and together they comprehensively cover the full scope of how humans assign abstract conceptual and symbolic significance to the non-human world.
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From: "Meaning from Sociocultural & Historical Frameworks"
Split Justification: Humans attribute meaning to the non-human world through sociocultural and historical frameworks in two fundamentally distinct ways: either primarily from the actively evolving, present-day shared understandings, values, and narratives within a specific society or culture, or predominantly from the accumulated weight of past events, collective memory, and inherited traditions that shape our understanding of heritage. These two modes represent distinct temporal and generative dimensions of collective meaning-making, yet together they comprehensively cover the full scope of how humans derive meaning from established sociocultural and historical frameworks.
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From: "Meaning from Historical Legacy & Collective Memory"
Split Justification: Humans attribute meaning to the non-human world through historical legacy and collective memory in two fundamentally distinct ways: either primarily from verifiable, documented historical facts, specific past events, and archaeological evidence that directly relate to the non-human entity (e.g., its creation, a major event that occurred there), or predominantly from the intergenerational transmission of non-factual or evolving cultural stories, myths, symbolic practices, and traditional uses that imbue the non-human world with significance. These two modes represent distinct sources and natures of meaning attribution (evidence-based vs. tradition/narrative-based), yet together comprehensively cover the full scope of how the past influences the subjective interpretation of the non-human world.
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From: "Meaning from Inherited Cultural Lore and Rituals"
Split Justification: Humans derive meaning from inherited cultural lore and rituals in two distinct ways: primarily through the conceptual content of passed-down narratives, myths, and explanations that describe the non-human world, or predominantly through the engagement with and participation in customary symbolic actions, ceremonies, and established practices related to the non-human world. These two modes are mutually exclusive, as one focuses on meaning attributed through transmitted stories and the other through performed actions, and together they comprehensively cover the scope of inherited cultural lore and rituals.
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From: "Meaning from Traditional Narratives and Myths"
Split Justification: ** Humans derive meaning from traditional narratives and myths about the non-human world through two fundamentally distinct avenues: either by recounting stories that primarily explain the origins, structures, or processes of the non-human world (e.g., cosmology, creation myths, explanations for natural phenomena), or by conveying narratives that primarily imbue parts of the non-human world with moral, ethical, or sacred significance, thereby guiding human attitudes, conduct, and values towards them (e.g., myths about sacred places, animal fables with moral lessons). These two modes are mutually exclusive in their primary focus (descriptive understanding versus prescriptive valuing) and comprehensively exhaustive, covering the full spectrum of meaning derived from traditional narratives and myths.
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From: "Meaning from Narratives Imbuing Moral, Ethical, or Sacred Significance"
Split Justification: Humans derive meaning from narratives imbuing moral, ethical, or sacred significance in two fundamentally distinct ways: either by conveying explicit guidance, norms, or prohibitions regarding human conduct and responsibilities towards the non-human world (moral/ethical guidance), or by attributing a special, consecrated, or transcendent quality to elements of the non-human world, thereby inspiring awe, reverence, or spiritual connection (sacred/revered status). While these two forms of meaning can be interconnected, they are mutually exclusive in their primary focus (prescriptive action versus attributive quality or status) and comprehensively exhaustive, covering the full scope of moral, ethical, and sacred significance derived from narratives.
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From: "Meaning from Narratives Designating Sacred or Revered Status"
Split Justification: Humans derive meaning from narratives designating sacred or revered status in two fundamentally distinct ways: either by attributing sacredness to the non-human entity because it is perceived as intrinsically divine, a god, a spirit, or a direct manifestation/emanation of supernatural power (Intrinsic Divine or Supernatural Status), or by attributing sacredness to the non-human entity because it serves as a significant site, object, or symbol associated with profound spiritual events, revelations, ancestral presence, or established human rituals and practices, making it a consecrated locus or point of extrinsic significance (Extrinsic Sacred Significance or Consecrated Loci). These two modes are mutually exclusive, as the source and nature of the attributed sacredness differ (inherent divine essence vs. conferred significance), and together they comprehensively cover the full scope of how narratives designate sacred or revered status.
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Topic: "Meaning from Narratives of Extrinsic Sacred Significance or Consecrated Loci" (W7898)