[John] The self is a point along a dynamic continuum, evolving toward Quality by Choice.
> [Krimel] > It doesn't work for me but if it makes you happy, apparently that is all > that matters. [John] Ah well, with an insightful critique such as that, what more is there to say? [Krimel] Since you seemed happy I saw no need to upset you. But specifically the problems I see are these: You want to say that the self is a "point." In other words it is a discrete unit sliding along a continuum. I think the self is a continuum and that finding its discrete parts is a tricky and possibly futile endeavor. Then you say this point is evolving toward Quality. Quality is in the here and now. Whatever Quality we are evolving toward is an unknowable future state of Quality. Furthermore the Quality in the future might really suck. Quality is a neutral term. It can be good or bad or both. Finally, I think choice is a myth. Particularly as applied to choices influencing the future. A friend of mine is an airline pilot. He tells horror stories about pilots who chose to enter a highly skilled well paying and secure profession. Then 20 years into their careers the industry tanks and salaries are cut in half, pension funds and retirement benefits evaporated into bankruptcy filings. Those pilots made Quality decisions early in their careers and through the workings of chance, circumstance and poor choices of others, they turned to shit. The future is a crap shoot. "Choice" and "control" are stories we tell ourselves about how to effect the odds. From a cynical point of view they are nothing more than rabbit's feet and lucky charms. But without those myths, we are just mechanically, nihilistically, pointlessly rolling dice. With them, we roll with "hope" and "confidence" and we feel "Good" about playing the game. 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/
