Hi Jonathan Squad,
Beautiful quote Jonathan!, thanks.
In my opinion this resembles the difference between bottom-up thinking and top-down
thinking.
I agree with Roger's paraphrasing my text. In fact I rather be paraphrased than misunderstood, because of my bad English. Sometimes I would like to express
myself more literally, like Fintan in his great, maybe but a little too positive :->, round-and-round
post. I just want you English-natives to realize how lucky you must
To start out, let me define "morality". Rather than write it myself, I
borrowed from Walter's recent awesome post. (Forgive the paraphrasing
Walter.)
Walter paraphrase--<<<The morality of a static pattern is determined by the
potential the pattern has in letting DQ be realized to the maximal and BEST
extent. The stability of the pattern is important because the pattern's
ability to repeat itself longer in time allows it to contribute more to
higher DQ. The degree of morality of an event is the possibility that DQ, as
a consequence of this event, is optimized over time.>>>>>
Walter
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Van: Jonathan B. Marder [SMTP:marder@agri.huji.ac.il]
Verzonden: donderdag 12 november 1998 15:44
Aan: Lila Squad
Onderwerp: MD Caring for the individual
Dear Squad,
Earlier today I wrote:-
>I now see that Diana's "caring" is just part of the equation. It's also
>*how* you care. It's not enough just to run a system with passion.
>"Basic decency" depends on caring for people on an individual basis.
I just came upon a wonderful quote . . .
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The Star Thrower
A young man was picking up objects off the beach and tossing them out
into the sea. A second man approached him, and saw that the objects were
starfish.
"Why in the world are you throwing starfish into the water?"
"If the starfish are still on the beach when the tide goes out and the
sun rises high in the sky, they will die," replied the young man.
"That's ridiculous. There are thousands of miles of beach and millions
of starfish. You can't really believe that what you're doing could
possibly make a difference!"
The young man picked up another starfish, paused thoughtfully, and
remarked as he tossed it out into the waves, "It makes a difference to
this one."
by Loren Eiseley
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