[MD] Regarding The Fundamental Nature of The Intellectual

[Christoffer Ivarsson]

> Chris:
>> I myself tend to discard the symbol manipulation
>> explanation because of
>> the - as I  see it - quite obvious reason that this is not
>> in conflict with
>> anything. The MOQ is a moral order, as we all know, and the
>> different levels
>> have more or less competing "views" on Quality
>> and how to follow it. Thus I
>> am inclined to thing along the paths of
>> "What is not by it's _fundamental nature_ in
>> service of either the
>> inorganic, the biological or the social level?"


> SA:  What do you mean here by discarding symbol manipulation due to it not 
> "in
>conflict with anything"?  For then this "conflict with anything" might also 
>be revealing to >what you mean even further, if you could explain further, 
>thanks.

Hello SA

Well, to keep is simple - Quality for the biological level is life. Quality 
for the social level is social structures. They may come in conflict. And 
they do.

Symbol manipulation is never in conflict with anything, but may be in 
service of any level. The pursuit of knowledge may be in conflict with, most 
notably, the social level, and perhaps even the biological level.

Different PoV values different things. They must to be identified as 
distinct patterns of value, and thus Symbol manipulation can't constitute 
the fundamental nature of a PoV.

//Christoffer