From: skutvik@online.no
Date: Thu Jul 24 2003 - 07:16:41 BST
Hi Joe
On 21 July you said:
Me from before:
> "But all of these things are facets of the dynamical aspect of
> existence-out of which Phaecrus picked 'the mother of them all'
> QUALITY."
Joe now:
> Bo, you seem to accept the relativity of existence otherwise how
> could existence be dynamic?
"...accept the relativity of existence"? What do you mean?
> It is not too far a stretch to accept the
> relativity of purpose. For the inorganic order the source of movement
> is gravity. For the organic order 'purpose' becomes a source of
> movement beyond gravity and is relative when discussing movements in
> the social or intellectual orders. Finally the relativity of
> 'intellect' which embraces dynamic quality proper to the inorganic,
> organic, social, and intellectual orders. The term I use to describe
> this relativity of the 'intellect' is 'intuitive intellect' which
> apprehends dynamic quality.
I dare not answer until I understand. Please elaborate
> And now to account for static quality, patterns, words. Let the fun
> begin! It is easiest to say that static patterns are mine. I have an
> awareness which can hold and manipulate static patterns. I have a
> memory. My awareness is generated by my DNA and is not comparable to
> a 'mind' or preexisting 'intellect and will' and other machines
> necessary to abstraction and SOM. I propose an analogy that my
> awarenss is like the gravity field generated by the earth. When I
> communicate using static patterns, the listeners only trust what I am
> saying. Only as a predator can I overcome the awareness of another
> and directly influence actions. Pretty scary! Sentients, as
> predators, are not new patterns.
> Wiseacring with patterns in my awareness is my 'thinking intellect'.
> "Yes, 'intuitive intellect' is an oxymoron." I had better find my
> 'elephant gun'.
As said, you may be saying something of profound importance, but
what? No sarcasm. Give it another try.
Sincerely.
Bo
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