dmb chimes in: I don't think the MOQ asserts any inevitabilities, pre-existing purposes, gods or anything of the sort.
[Krimel] It is claimed that evolution is driven toward 'betterness'. [dmb] Sounds like theology to me. [Krimel] Sounds like teleology to me. [dmb] Instead, I was thinking that it goes back to that sweet and simple idea in ZAMM, the idea that improving the world begins in one's own heart and hands, not in some big top-down program or grand scheme. The idea that people who change the world are usually just working out their own problems and they hit upon solutions that the culture in general also needs. It reminds me of that section from Granger that Arlo posted a week or so ago. If memory serves, the basic idea was that we are obliged to be realistic about the facts of our lives but we are also obliged to try to transcend those facts, to deliberately not stand still. I think this is basically what the existentialists said later, that "authenticity" meant taking responsibility for one's own growth. I guess the idea is that when enough people are doing their own thing authentically, the whole culture moves forward. And wouldn't it be get if things were set up so as to accomodate that process? [Krimel] OMG, Dave I think I agree with this. I must not be reading it right... 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/
