I think what you posted below is well put John. As some may appreciate, I have trouble with this intellectual level as being something at all. Thoughts aren't really that significant.
Let's suppose we have something called DQ which aggregates or coalesces into harmony in the same way that energy seems to collapse into matter. Let's say that in addition to the collapse into things, there is also an aggregation into levels of harmony or significance. It would appear that each level is a conglomeration of the levels below. The creation of each level is through an interaction or communication of each level below creating a significant entity which then assumes a consciousness of its own. As individuals we are at the biological level and assume the combined consciousness of the organic/inorganic. A society contains a consciousness that we cannot conceive but that would allow each societal consciousness to perceive the other. There is the rise and fall and interaction of societies that follow behavioral patterns, but this is only a small representation of their consciousness, most of it is beyond our imagination as mere biologicals. To create this society, the intellect is used as a communicative tool, in the same way that biochemistry is used to create the biological, and chemistry is used to create the organic, and physics is at the root of inorganic. Now we must depart from the human aspect of this level interpretation and look to what societies create, and what interaction is needed. All of the humans in the world can unite, but we only create a bigger society, not something on another level. However, the interaction of all levels together, can create a new level, which we can call the emotional. The entire planet exists on a dynamic emotional level. We feel its effects as it streams though us, directing us in many ways towards actionable behavior. In this way we have created a new level, the Gaia emotional level. This explains everything don't it? Mark On Nov 12, 2009, at 9:41:46 AM, "John Carl" <[email protected]> wrote: From: "John Carl" <[email protected]> Subject: [MD] Emotional Basis of Being Date: November 12, 2009 9:41:46 AM PST To: [email protected] "My preference for myself is based on a feeling called the selfish interest. But this interest is emotional; it is not based on my postulation of what is not given as real. To allow my interest in myself to determine my conduct is parallel to the imprudent man's allowing short range consequences to govern him." Josiah Royce "To allow my interest in myself to determine my conduct" is about as close to a good definition of SOM as I can imagine. SOM is that which places the source of values within the self-other matrix. The MoQ puts the self-other matrix within the source of values. There's a handy distinctive way of looking at it. You're welcome. Now, why is this SOM so prevelant? Why does it arise everywhere? I say it's because of it's emotional reality. All emotions are created by a primary social relationship which defines a self and defines an other and gives preference to the "self" side of the equation. Baby is hungry, mom's nipples ache. Out of this basic biological relationship, a social arrangement evolves - a conception of self that is biologically reinforced. Now, reflecting upon this reality and the construction of the levels for the MoQ, I have come to a startling conclusion based upon the insight given to me earlier that there are codes of laws or art which are distinct from the levels, which govern the interaction between levels. The startling conclusion is that Emotions represent the code of artful behaviour between the biological and the social level, and INTELLECT represents the code of art that rules the interaction between the 3rd level and the 4th. Since intellect is the name of the code of art, we have to name the fourth level something different than "intellectual". I propose the naming of the 4th level as "the metaphysical". Thus indicating the transcending essence of Value. There. That explains everything. Now are you happy Bo? 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/
