on 16/3/02 6:06 am, Jerome O'Neil at jerome_oneil@yahoo.com wrote:
> --- Rod <ramrod@madasafish.com> wrote:
>> Rashheed, Bo, all
>
>> Just as an individual is of lesser value than
>> society, does it not follow that patterns within
>> individuals may be of a lower or higher value.
>J
> The individual is not of lesser value than society.
> Societies exist only to benefit the individual. Were
> it not for the individual progress of it's members,
> society would not progress at all. The individual is
> the first mover. All progress stems from the
> individual. Hence, the individual is superior to
> "society."
Rod
I can't agree with your conclusion, your analogy would lead us down the path
that each cell in our body is superior to ourselves as a whole... doesn't
work.
>> We cannot all be of equal value to society, harsh
>> but true...
> We are each and every one of us superior to society.
> Wonderful and true!
>
>> But I know that I personally value certain patterns
>> much higher than others, as I'm sure we all do.
>
> Indeed!
Rod
Ok we all value patterns differently, therefore we are making a quality
judgement " some patterns are better than others", ergo all patterns are
relatively better or worse, and none are equal, so the vessels which carry
these patterns, us, are also of different value.
>> How we identify those patterns of higher value is
>> key.
>>
>> A) Patterns which are of greater service to the
>> progress of society must be of higher value than
>> patterns which only serve the individual.
>
> Patterns that serve the individual will have a
> positive effect on society. Patterns that serve
> societies only serve one end. The acquisition of
> power.
I think you're talikng about governments and institutions not society,
society is much greater than either of these, they are only manifestations
of society.
> Sincerely,
>
> Jerome "Half Full" O'Neil :)
>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage
> http://sports.yahoo.com/
>
>
> MOQ.ORG - http://www.moq.org
> Mail Archive - http://alt.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/
> MD Queries - horse@darkstar.uk.net
>
> To unsubscribe from moq_discuss follow the instructions at:
> http://www.moq.org/md/subscribe.html
>
MOQ.ORG - http://www.moq.org
Mail Archive - http://alt.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/
MD Queries - horse@darkstar.uk.net
To unsubscribe from moq_discuss follow the instructions at:
http://www.moq.org/md/subscribe.html
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Sat Aug 17 2002 - 16:01:58 BST