[MD] Quantum computing
craigerb at comcast.net
craigerb at comcast.net
Wed Apr 4 13:56:22 PDT 2007
> "Just when the evolution of the intellectual level from the social level took
> place in history can only be speculated on" (RMP)
> "Cavemen are usually depicted as hairy, stupid creatures who don't do much,
> but anthropological studies of contemporary primitive tribes suggest that stone
> age people were probably bound by ritual all day long. There's a ritual for
> washing, for putting up a house, for hunting, for eating and so on; so much so
> that the division between 'ritual' and 'knowledge' becomes indistinct. In
> cultures without books ritual seems to be a public library for teaching the
> young and preserving common values and information.
> These rituals may be the connecting link between the social and intellectual
> levels of evolution." (RMP, Lila, Cap. 30)
[Magnus]
> Can you elaborate on the significance of that quote in this thread?
The second quote (from "Lila") relates to the first quote. The first quote is from
http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/2007-March/011619.html
Bo's posting for this thread on March 8.
"Better late, than never."
Craig
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