From: Valuemetaphysics@aol.com
Date: Wed Jul 21 2004 - 11:18:11 BST
Arlo asks:
Sorry for the delay in getting back to this thread. Would it be fair to say
that so long as biological and social valued activities do not threaten the
levels above them, that the MOQ would not criticize their practice?
Mark 21-7-04: Hi Arlo, Indeed. I must admit to being rather naive - social
patterns are so overwhelmingly dominant in our culture it's only been over the
last few years that i have come to see it - their influence is massive. How can
the MOQ then criticise such a significant aspect of Human life?
What we miss here in the west is a connection with art in the worthy sense -
the sense of being involved. Perhaps that would help shift appreciation
towards the intellectual level?
Arlo:
"Freedom" would then be the ability to participate in biologically, socially
and/or intellectually valued patterns that do not threaten the layers above
them.
Mark 21-7-04: It has to be...
I wish I could use the term coherence, but I must admit I don't fully
understand it.
Arlo
Mark 21-7-04: That's fine. Here is a quick example which may help:
Atoms: Inorganic patterns of sq in the form of a violin. When the violin is
in perfect self tension it is in tune to the Human ear - they ARE coherent;
here IS coherence.
Man: Organic patterns of sq in the form of a musician. He feels good, his
fingers are supple, he has practised his ritual, he is coherent. He picks up the
violin and his coherency and that of the violin enter into higher coherence;
they ARE coherent; here IS coherence.
Audience: Social patterns of sq in the form of Classical music lovers.
Theatre, social, ritual; musician stands at the 'sweet spot' of the stage - everyone
may hear his performance at maximum advantage. Violin/musician/audience
become ever more coherent. Patterns become less distinguished, more unified. Higher
coherent state; they ARE coherent; here IS coherence.
Educated listener: Intellectual patterns of sq. Formal study of notation -
music form, style, interpretation, texts. Aesthetic appreciation of abstract
symbolism. Enters into the coherency of the performance; they ARE coherent; here
IS coherence.
This scenario could be almost any Human activity Arlo.
Hope this gives some indication of what coherence is trying to say?
The term coherent may be used to replace the everyday use of the term
quality. A higher quality car is a more coherent car.
Any comments or questions are most welcome.
All the best,
Mark
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