Hi Marsha, It is very easy to put things into models, that is why I think we do so as humans. Our brains are patterns and create patterns. The endless cycle of creation and destruction or the cycle of birth and death are repetitive patterns. It is hard to get away from them. However, it is also possible to conceive of an endless series of non repeating patterns such as are created by numbers such as pi, or e, or the golden ratio. These numbers never repeat, but go on endlessly. However, they can be modeled. I am modeling a thought with these words.
It is only human nature to model things, otherwise it may seem kind of meaningless, our thoughts are not random, at least how we define those things. We like repeating motifs in music, or a repetitive drum beat (even children will dance to this). We also like harmonics, the solar system is kind of a harmonic that we create with our math. Temporary, is the theory, but who knows for sure. (Harmonics and Models, I haven't see that title yet, but I have never googled it.) If the creation of models or repetition is so inherent, there must be something divine in it. It is quite possible that we as humans are different from the rest of the universe, but I doubt it. What we create is what it is, no hidden reality since we are part (none of this mysterious pre-stuff). What we express is the way things are, we are a part of the whole, not separate. This is the Tao, we cannot isolate outselves. So, models or no models, we can view it either way, no models is a model in itself. The endless cycle of reincarnation is a Buddhist model. Suits me, but I don't care to escape from it. Perhaps I am not suffering enough yet, still waiting for that Karma to catch up to me... And again, there are many possible models we can think of....Quality anyone? Mark On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 1:19 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mark, > > I do think of pattern as a process of repetition rather than > a thing-in-itself like a model. > > > Marsha > > > > 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/md/archives.html > 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/md/archives.html
