[MD] Dawkins a Materialist (is watching?)

[Squonkriff at aol.com]

Ian:
What things are called is indeed social, and the only way that  social
process can be changed is by intellect, MoQish intellect  naturally.
The catch we seem to be struggling with is that any kind of  intellect
needs to be "socialised", unless it is given some "elite  authority"
simply by virtue of being intellectual.

A knotty  one.
Can we ever "socialise" the precision needed ?

Marsha:
If it were Goddess rather than God under consideration there would be  
no discussion.  The concept would have been ridiculed and the  
religion destroyed centuries ago.

Mark 19-01-07: Marsha raises the  question of the social force of Males.
Interestingly, Male social patterns do not socially define Female  within 
their Male social patterns; Male regards Female as, 'other than'  Male.
Not-Mail.
_MarshaV at Not-mail.com_ (mailto:MarshaV at Not-mail.com) !
This is close to sq stating that DQ is Not-sq.
Other than sq.
(Note: The Christian God has been reified as extra-worldly has it not, and  
the South American emphasis on the Virgin Mary rather than Jesus also points to 
 a Dynamic 'other-world' view of God.)
So, here is a possible answer Marsha - Female is a Dynamic  function while 
Mail is a static function.
(Note: the moq synthesises both as immediate experience reintroducing  the 
divine into everyday life once more.)
All levels of moq evolution share both Dynamic and static functions, so may  
this be applied to Ian's question:
'Can we ever "socialise" the (Intellectual) precision needed?' (my  insert).
Perhaps one way to go about it is to recognise D-function and s-function as  
a parallel process.
One conclusion of this is to avoid Monistic institutional structures  
(Monarchs) - always structure your institutions with both D and s  functions.
The British Parliament is structured as a parallel process with an upper  and 
lower house; the lower house is democratic and the upper house is life  
experienced. Ironically, the structure of both houses was inherited from the  
Church!
Perhaps Intellectual patterns require a demarcation between Dynamic  
functions and static functions?
 
What does the static function of Intellectual patterns look like?
Possible Answer: The whole symbolic static repertoire.
What does the Dynamic function of Intellectual patterns look like?
Possible Answer: The way the whole symbolic static repertoire is  arranged.
 
Therefore, the social symbol of the whole symbolic static repertoire is the  
Encyclopaedia.
The Encyclopaedia is half of the New religion; the other half is the  
Internet.
The Millennium dome in the UK should have been a massive free on-line  
Encyclopaedia built and maintained for the benefit of Humanity instead of a pile  of 
shit: That would have been an intelligent social symbol of Humanities  
progress into the new Millennium.
The Encyclopaedia would contain free high resolution images and sounds of  
the greatest artists and thinkers; snapshots of Earth's rich cultures and  
Biological life. In short, a celebration of Diversity and Understanding - a  
celebration of Evolution.
 
Love,
Mark