[MD] The MoQ.org STRANGLES Creativity

[Platt Holden]

Ham -

> Is he a "better" human being as a consequence of these conditional
> improvements?  I can't honestly give you an unequivocal answer.  The
> explosion of knowledge that has enhanced our comfort and enabled us to
> do many things has also made life more complicated and human decisions
> more critical.  We no longer risk being attacked by wolves or tigers;
> instead, we confront the possibility of attack from unseen enemies, the
> threat of nuclear or biochemical war, and assault by disgruntled
> radicals in our own community.  Is this indicative of man's progress or
> evolution to "moral betterness"?  What do you think?
> 
> I can see that the happy campers have parlayed your 'Individual Level'
> into another pointless political debate.  When it gets to half-time, or
> if you can fend them off, kindly answer my last question: How is the
> evolving natural world responsible for creating better things and new
> ideas for better living?  (Isn't that something DuPont used to do?)

Gee Ham, if you aren't convinced that you are better off today than the 
caveman there's nothing I can say that will change your mind. I mean 
aren't you glad you live in the 21st century and not the 10,000 B.C.? 

Nothing convinces me more of natural progress than the expansion of 
consciousness from that of worm whose world consists of dirt and 
tunnels to that of man whose world consists of quantum particles, 
galaxies and unlimited possibilities, not to mention appreciation of 
art and beauty. As for duPont -- better things for better living 
through chemistry -- I'm glad for Teflon every time I fry eggs for 
breakfast. :-)

Best wishes,
Platt

P.S. Aren't you amused by the happy campers who accuse me of playing 
politics with the MOQ and at the same time call Bill Clinton a "Dynamic 
high intellectual quality US president?"