Narrative Self Café v21: TAD Poll at Configuration Gulch (From Protology to Transfiguration)
Posted: April 21, 2026 Filed under: AI-Powered Essays | Tags: deliberation, polarization, politics, systems, transformation Leave a commentSequel to v20: PIC Your Poison (Death by Configuration)
A dusty Old West town in 1879 holds a heated sheriff’s election. Three candidates—Saunders Mac Lane (Transfiguration), Alexander Grothendieck (Abstraction), and William Lawvere (Decomposition)—each champion their favorite move inside the Configuration Hierarchy. Mayor Gregory Bateson watches with quiet amusement…
ChatGPT Prompt
EXT. CONFIGURATION GULCH – HIGH NOON – 1879
A dry wind blows through a town that has seen too many definitions die.
A sign creaks:
CONFIGURATION GULCH — NOTHING STANDS ALONE
Below it, another—newer, less certain:
NOW ENTERING: TRANSFIGURATION
Three men stand in the dust. Not sheriffs yet—but campaigning hard.
On the balcony above, boots up, drink in hand, watches Gregory Bateson, Mayor of the town.
He looks delighted.
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Posted: March 16, 2021 Filed under: Governance Reform | Tags: decisions, deliberation, policy Leave a commentAndy Stanley 5 questions Christians should ask before decision – The Christian Post
- First, people should ask themselves, “Why am I doing this?”
- Second, it’s important to ask, “What story do I want to tell?” — in other words, think “ultimate rather than immediate.”
- Third, he advised asking, “Is there a tension that deserves my attention?”
- The fourth question believers should ask is: “What is the wise thing to do?”
— “In light of my past experience, what is the wise thing for me to do?
— In light of my current circumstances and state of mind, what is the wise thing for me to do?
— In light of my future hopes and dreams, what is the wise thing for me to do?” - Finally, the pastor encouraged people to ask themselves, “What does love require of me?”
Radical Centrism 