[MD] Consciousness a la Platt

[Heather Perella]

> > Ron:
> > > What I have difficulty with is that you use our
> western definition of
> > > intellect as a universal blanket definition of
> intelligence across the
> > > board. What this does is place our definition of
> intellect as THE
> > > definition
> > > of intellect and it places SOLAQI as
> evolutionarily superior with you
> > > being
> > > the pinnacle by virtue of the fact that you are
> the only one who
> > > subscribes.
> > 
> > Platt:
> > Count me in as one who subscribes to SOLAQI as the
> Intellectual Level of
> > the MOQ, at least in so far as I understand SOLAQI to
> be. I view all levels 
> > as defined by what is dominant in them. For me what
> dominates the 
> > Intellectual Level is the S/O division and the
> assumption of
> > determinism.
> > 
> > Ron:
> > Hello Platt,
> > Do you agree that the highest social values define
> intellectual
> > patterns?
> 
> Ron:
> If that means the highest social values are languages, then
> I agree.
> If it means the highest social values are conformity and
> consensus, then I 
> disagree. Thanks for asking.


SA:  Platt, Ron didn't say that above.  You did.  
     Here's when people complicate events too much for me.  Your trying to define what the highest social value is, Platt.  That could be anything.  In Dayton it might the livestock auction.  In Denver, right now, it's the Democratic convention.  In a Brazilian rainforest village, it might be the monkey the hunter just brought back - let's party!  

SA