Hi SA, that is exactly where I'm at too. Generative / Degenerative tipping point, and this is about the evolution of ideas considered to be "intellectually" valid - so that's memes and evolutionary-psychology for me.
It's the reason all these faith / science / philosophy debates are so topical and critical - nothing to do with God, everything to do with quality of belief, and the consequences of those choices for the evolution of intellect - assuming we don't destroy the underlying social and bio-spheres first ;-) Ian On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:14 PM, Heather Perella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > [Bo] > > That intellect have its origin in society is plain, > > but just as plain > > is it that the next level is a break with its > > origin. > > > > [Arlo] > > Certainly. Although .... > > > > [Ian] It's at that level that intellect recognized > > the idea of its > > break with its origin in the social level, but > > clearly it is not > > really any kind of break, just a recognition .... > > that it was and is > > socially conditioned. Let's agree it's the point > > where intellect > > wishes it wasn't (socially conditioned). > > SA: Ian, I can go for this kind of defining for how > the intellect gets its' wish is where generative or > degenerative notions are at a tipping point where care > may go either way gen- or degen-? > > > SA > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > 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/ > 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/
