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face each other the British could not tell truth from falsehood,
nor wisdom from folly, unless they listened to it all . And since
most of the debate must be nonsense, it would be stupid to
listen to all.
The form of any game is of first importance. Game
theory, like information theory, has ignored this aspect of game
and information movement. Both theories have dealt with the
information content of systems, and have observed the “noise”
and “deception” factors that divert data. This is like
approaching a painting or a musical composition from the
point of view of its content. In other words, it is guaranteed to
miss the central structural core of the experience. For as it is
the pattern of a game that gives it relevance to our inner lives,
and not who is playing nor the outcome of the game, so it is
with information movement. The selection of our human senses