[MD] Intellect's Symposium

[KAYE PALM-LEIS]

Krimel
> [Krimel]
> I find it incredible that any one would think that a particular culture
> could spin off its own MoQ level. Why are we calling it the intellectual
> level? Why not call it the Greek level. This would free us to talk about the
> Chinese level or the Aztec level. Maybe individuals should be allowed to
> play and we could talk about the Newton level or the Einstein level...

Mati: When we use a concept such as "Thinking" or "Thinking about
thinking" as the basis for intellect then you might be right.  Then
what about that Axtec Thinking or Chinese thinking aren't they valid
forms of intellect?  But your definition doesn't give a basis for a
pattern of intellect. Personally I don't care about which culture was
responsible for creating the basis of intellect.  However I think
there is general agreement that the Greeks and in particular Aristotle
provided us SOM.  It was a basis from which the domination of social
level had the capacity to end.  There isn't, that I am aware of (Note
that is a lot of things), of another metaphysical construct from a
different culture that provided us or for that matter their own
culture the ability to free themselves from the social level.  From
what I have been able to observe each modern culture has adopted the
spoils of SOM, such as scientific achievements.  What ZAMM and Lila
shows us is that there hasn't been much change in the metaphysical
basis for much of what we understand in the world around us.  MoQ is
perhaps the first major metaphysical breakthrough in 2500 years, time
will tell.

Respectfully,
Mati