Danila:
Most of the discussion here recently is about MOQ as a DESCRIPTIVE system.
I would really like to have a discussion about the usefulness of MOQ for
giving PRESCRIPTIVE guidelines, by applying it to real-life situations.
Especially I am interested in what it has to say about the environmental
questions where an expanding human population 'needs' to damage or destroy
an ecosystem to survive. How can ordinary citizens create a consistent
INTELLECTUAL pattern using the MOQ that would be acceptable to everyone in
society and preserve the environment?
I applaud the intent here and think the MOQ provides a means of obtaining
quality solutions. As an example, I'm working on a mathematical model of a
deer population that has become too large and is now causing problems in an
adjacent town (hunting is not allowed in the area). The deer had been
raiding gardens and more and more are getting hit by cars. With the model
one can determine a minimum number of deer that can be removed or sterilized
periodically in order to obtain and maintain a stable future population at
an ideal level. As I see it, the model is at the "idea" level and is being
applied to the "social" level of deer to enable greater harmony in the deer
population, as well as greater harmony for the people in the town. I expect
similar applications abound.
Ed
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