Greetings,
On Feb 4, 2013, at 1:23 PM, david buchanan wrote: > > Marsha wrote to X-man and dmb: > > Here's my definition of the self: the “self” is a flow of ever-changing, > conditionally co-dependent and impermanent static patterns value in the > infinite field of Dynamic Quality. > > > > dmb says: > As I've pointed out many times, your definition of the self is contradictory. > Obviously, if the self "flows" and is "ever-changing" then it can not also be > a "static" pattern. Those are contradictory terms and so your definition is > nonsense. Can't you think of a way to say it that doesn't contradict standard > definitions or violate basic logic? > Words like "flowing" and "ever-changing" can rightly be used to describe the > "Dynamic", but not the "static" or the "patterned". Since "static" and > "Dynamic" are such central terms in the MOQ, your contradictory definition is > especially egregious. > > egregious |iˈgrējəs|adjective1 outstandingly bad; shocking : Marsha: And I pointed out many times, it is not anti-intellectual or a contradiction to understand that patterns may maintain a static, stable identity at the same time as they and their context are undergoing constant change. Marsha added: Think of the Ship of Theseus, or a parade (Hume) where everyone drops out but is replaced so that the parade is maintained, or the body with its cells constantly being replaced... Marsha now: Since in the MoQ the starting point of empirical reality is value, I can only state that my definition agrees with my experience. Nothing Buddhist or mystical implied. ------------- ___ 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
