[MD] Distinguishing Levels (Individual level)

[Gene M]

>      This question 'What is thought?', now that's a
> question that, at least, one of my philosophy
> professors, did not want to tackle at all.  He did say
> something like, 'What is it?  Is it out there
> somewhere, as Platt similarly stated, floating in the
> air?'  Yet, we have this intellect that cannot do
> without society or individual, so thought itself is
> the value pattern on what is called the intellectual
> level, not so much is thought social or individual,
> because I have been saying both.  Maybe if we look at
> it this way.  Take away individual and do you have
> thought?  NO  Take away collective and do you have
> thought?  NO  So what then is thought or this
> intellectual level crossing borders, making borders,
> doing all kinds of crazy, wonderful, rational, and
> imaginative 'things'?
>
> Thanks,
> SA


SA,  excellent, Excellent post. I think you've pretty much summed up what I
was trying to get across. I think I just lost my way in the explaining. I
literally could not have said it better, you even saw me try!

-Gene