Point well taken, thanks for the respect. I found myself thinking what the future of evolution might hold for humans (if we can make it that far without destroying TOO much). But, like you said, whole nother thread I suppose ....
On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 2:35 PM, John Carl <[email protected]> wrote: > and... Quality, in the MoQ, is absolute. > > Absolute has some unfortunate connotations and tends toward great > stuckness. People stop thinking, when they hear the term and move to past > prejudice. But Royce's Absolute is easy to understand - he says, "do some > deed, then try to un-do it. That is what I mean by the Absolute". I think > in MoQ terms, that would be SQ? > > A whole 'nother thread... > > JC > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 11:30 AM, John Carl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Nikolas, > > > > You state: "So science, unlike dogma, is > > capable of changing with the Dynamic flow of the Universe - just as we > are > > capable of evolving, and thus there is an Absolute and a Relative element > > of Truth" > > > > I reply: The question isn't whether there is any absolute truth, the > > question is whether its pragmatic to mythologize such an absolute. We are > > stuck in myth and it's impossible to live outside of some mythic > structure > > (paintings hanging in a gallery) I believe that's what Royce meant by > > "Absolute Pragmatism". We find ourselves in a situation where we have to > > create categories, but we mustn't be captivated by them. > > > > Baggini's original argument that Ron posted at the beginning of this > > thread - was pointing out the effects of a values-free society. Nihilism > > breeds dogmatism. > > > > Your over-all point is well taken - wisdom is found in synthesis, more > > than analyzing and choosing of extremes as positions. > > > > Take care, > > > > > > JohnC > > > > > > > > > > > -- > "finite players > play within boundaries. > Infinite players > play *with* boundaries." > 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
