>[Krimel] > That is groovy but not very helpful if one needs a fire for warmth or a > tree for Christmas decoration. All those dynamic alien properties are > spiffy and all, but the whole point of conceptualization is to dismiss the
> irrelevant from the relevant in the given moment. The immediate present > contains system within systems and if we are to survive from one moment to > the next we need to focus on our relationships within those systems. > Concepts are filters that we cultivate over time to help us separate > what's important from what's not. In this case we are usually scanning for > dynamic foreground against a static background. [Marsha] First, what's that 'we' white man? [Krimel] Us, all of us with nervous systems sufficiently complex to manage it. [Marsha] And second, do you really believe this? [Krimel] Yes. [Marsha] Are you a tall bird with pretty feathers and your head in the sand? [Krimel] I don't think so. Are you a long necked giraffe with your head stuck up your own ass? [Marsha] Anybody starving in this scientific tech'd-up world? [Krimel] I am not sure why it matters but yes. [Marsha] Cockroaches have proved successful at survival, humans have proved nothing. [Krimel] What have cockroaches proved? What needs proving? 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/
