[MD] Consciousness a la Platt

[Ron Kulp]

> 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.

SA:  Platt.  It's called the intellectual level.  Don't complicate
matters.  A little dogma shows through, a little unopenness on your
part.  I like the intellectual level simply left as such named.  It's
more open-minded.

Ron:
Hello SA, Thanks for your comments. What I see is specific 
characteristics being used to universally define the levels.

I argue that all the universe is not western culture.
I think that's an accurate statement, I think it is highly
inaccurate to judge the universe by our cultural standards.
It's very characteristic of SOM.
Do we really want to bring that into the MoQ definition
of the intellectual level?
It defeats the whole enterprise of a Quality metaphysics.