Mark to Marsha: Thanks for your antonym. I have a better understanding of what you are saying. And, as I understand it, I am in agreement with you. Often this reification is used to set up logical traps with the opponent so I also agree with your concern of being caged. In this forum there seems to be much "leading the witness" towards some kind of Western trap.
Ron: Hello Mark, I think the message you are supporting is one where we dispose of meaning and if we really take a hard look at meaning we find we are often talking about value. In this way, greater meaning is greater value and if one is leading, they are leading to this conclusion. Certainly false problems are gumption traps, they lead to a stuckness in thought. Often these false problems emerge from intellectual assumptions and if reification is anything it's a bad habit and like any habitual behaviour it is difficult to break from. It takes a kind of re-assocation of meaning. Like smoking, not everyone is able to quit or willing to quit or even knows that it's bad for their health. 40yrs ago smoking was ok, the hazards were invisible. But like any habit, the key to breaking it is education. RMP targeted the right area with his 1961 paper on quality in writing the reform must begin by how our youth are educated. Breaking these habits are much easier when they are not formed or supported to begin with. ======================================== 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
