Welcome Scott
>Does the collective, in 'fact'/reality, exist at all?
>Isn't the collective nothing more than a 'collection'
>of individuals? It seems to me that 'collective' is a
>synonym for social, albeit in a much more dangerous
>fashion (collectives make no allowances for diversity
>- squash out the individual/"intellectual").
I can't tell if you are asking about the existence or importance of the
collective.
The intellectual level is higher then the social level but that doesn't negate
the existence or importance of the social level. I think I need you to expand
more on this before I respond
>
>In defense of 'collective' morality Erin writes,
>> We of course want to maximize quality and feel
>> empathy for those experiencing less quality
>> in their lives but isn't quality something you
>> create not demand.
>
>I believe MoQ says that quality creates us, not the
>other way around! Perhaps this is why there is such
>diversity of ideas coming out of a discussion of MoQ!
>
Quality creating us and us creating quality both sound valid to me--
especially when I consider it as a quality event. Interesting question
though, please expand. Also does the diversity bother you? you were worried
about the collective stifling the individuals weren't you? I am not sure how
you promote individuals and groupthink. I think I would be bothered if there
wasn't diversity.
Please expand more on these ideas. I think they are interesting questions but
I am not exactly clear on what you are asking.
Be Whole and Yonder,
Erin
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