Hello Squad,
So far I have missed all of the discussion on DQ but after reading my
back mail I am compelled to stick in my two cents worth of wisdom.
First, I think you should listen more closely to Anthony because I think
that he has a pretty good slant on the SQ\DQ process.
However, as I keep telling them back at the ranch, my concept of Quality
is that it came into existence at the time of the original Singularity and
resulted from the organization of the potential that came about because of
the falling level of energy that caused the formation of the discrete units
of energy that resulted in (at that time) the Hydrogen atom and the Helium
atom. Concurrently with these bits of organization there resulted Quality
which is the range of possibilities that are allowable from that point on.
At this point both Static Quality and Dynamic Quality exist but due to the
very limited range of possibilities that existed at that time the range of
SQ\DQ is also very limited. However, from that point on SQ and DQ are
responsible for everything that subsequently happened. This holds true up
to the present instant.
As the universe became more complex SQ and DQ stayed exactly in step with
this complexity and continued to define the range of possible directions in
which the totality of the universe could develop. This process resulted in
the development of the universe up until sentience entered the picture.
The introduction of sentience into the picture made no difference in the
operation of SQ\DQ but sentience did make a difference in the range of
possibilities that could be presented to DQ. Awareness now had to be
included in the picture and this meant that Awareness could have an
influence on the direction of the development of the universe. I had
previously thought that this meant that Sentience (awareness) was a force
that was inimical to the further development of the universe. I no longer
think that this is true. I now think that Sentience must be considered a
proper part of the development of the universe.
With these thought in mind, I conclude that Static Quality is not bad and
Dynamic Quality good but that both are a part of the process by which the
Universe is developing. We cannot say that the Universe has a purpose but
only that the Universe has a direction which is determined by the operation
of DQ and SQ. That direction is always toward the "better" but with no
goal, only a direction determined by DQ and SQ. The range of possibilities
have continually grown larger since the initial Singularity and will
continue to grow larger. The Universe grows freer and freer all the time.
I view the Uncertainty Principle not as an uncertainty principle but as
the disconnect between certainty and uncertainty. It is what allowed
possibility to exist at the time when only the Hydrogen atom existed. I
view the Uncertainty Principle not as an Uncertainty Principle but as a
deterministic sistem that allows choices among a range of possibilities
presented to it. In my view we are living in a deterministic system which
has become so complex that it is effectively non-deterministic.
I see no conflict between the "feels good" and the "possibilities"
explanations of the MoQ. Both are the result of the operation of Dynamic
Quality on the leading edge of experience supported by the Static Quality
of the individual. As has been said many times here on the Squad, Static
Quality is the current situation of our understanding of our position in
the universe while Dynamic Quality is the line of movement into the future
that is suggested by the total state of our Static and Dynamic Quality plus
any other influences that happen to be operating on us at the instant. The
total universal understanding of each individual is the result of the
workings of Sq and DQ on that particular person and is different for each
individual. Thus each person experiences a different universe.
DQ always feels better to us because that is what we want and this "want"
is a part of the influence that drives the direction of DQ. If we try to
hang on to this "feeling better" by replaying the resulting SQ then the
feeling gradually abates.
There is a lot more that I would like to say but I have sat here and lost
myself in this so I will quit for now.
DQ is the individual range of immediate possibility. The range of
possibilities it is possible for us to take from our present position.
The Universe is not evolving toward anything, it is just instantaneously
evolving and carrying us with it and because our desires have some small
influence on this direction it feels good because we wish for the good. It
is evolving in as many different directions as there are individuals riding
along. Because we are similar beings with similar desires and needs it
seems to be generally satisfying to most of us. Many worlds, Many
Universes.
In a sense, we are the masters of our fate. What have I left out? Ken
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