Hi Jorge,
> Steve wrote (Feb 8) : > "I think that many people take the idea of "levels" > too far. Rather than use the levels to refer to types > of patterns of value arranged in an evolutionary > hierarchy, they want to talk about a given person as > "on the social level" or "on the intellectual level" > which to me is to misunderstand what the levels are." Jorge: > I must confess that, from the start, I've found > extremely puzzling the question of "levels" referring > to "types of patterns of values" instead of talking > about given persons (or objects) incorporated into > levels. Steve: When you say "from the start" are you referring to reading Lila or reading my post? Jorge: > Not a big deal to discern patterns out of > collections of beings and/or objects, > but how does > one manage in actual practice to discern patterns of > values?. Steve: An easy quiz... 1. What sort of pattern is it when balls fall after being dropped? 2. What sort of pattern is it when animals breathe in and out? 3. What sort of pattern is it when new acquaintances shake hands? 4. What sort of pattern is it when a cue ball strikes another ball and we conclude that the cue ball caused the other ball to move? These patterns are all inferences that are easy to see as patterns. What I think you may mean is how can look at our own experience and see different value patterns at work. That is not easy. A harder quiz... What type of pattern of value are you participating in when you choose the healthy drink rather than a soda at the vending machine? Is the social status of drinking one drink or another driving your preference? Is it all about the the taste of it? Is it the cost? Is it about the need for energy? Have you made a rational decision weighing the pros and cons of each drink? Do these pants make my butt look fat? Regards, Steve Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
