Formation of Poles

3.1 Formation of Poles

When the point structure is activated by subjective intention, the first step is not to produce complex, multi-dimensional distinctions.
Instead, it splits into the most fundamental form: two poles.

In other words, the transition from an “undifferentiated whole” to a differentiated cognition always begins with a binary.

Why binary?

• The minimal unit of judgment
  When we encounter a stimulus, intention forces us to choose between “yes / no,” “good / bad,” or “present / absent.”
  This is not the result of reasoning, but the cognitive instinct to produce direction.

• Energy efficiency
  The brain saves effort by defaulting to binary judgments. Compared to multi-choice processing, a yes/no evaluation enables rapid reactions and prevents overload.

• Establishing reference
  A state cannot be recognized without its opposite. We perceive temperature only through “hot / cold,” and detect noise only through “quiet / loud.”

Examples

• In primitive environments, “edible / inedible” was the most direct polarity.
• In social interaction, “hostile / friendly” was the earliest distinction.
• In everyday life, “to act / not to act” forms the most common choice.

Significance in structural language

In structural language, this binary split from the point marks the emergence of line structure.
It signals a new dimension: expanding from a zero-dimensional whole into a one-dimensional boundary.

In one sentence:
The formation of poles is the first leap of cognition from “undifferentiated” to “judgable.”
It slices the world in two, giving us the first sense of direction.