[MD] Patterns

[MarshaV]

At 05:53 PM 5/11/2008, you wrote:

>Marsha (Magnus mentioned) --
>
>>And don't you think properties like weight, atomic number,
>>color and temperature are patterns of thought?  It seems
>>to me conceptual thought is responsible for the patterns of
>>value that defined and maintain these properties.
>
>[Craig]:
>>I see it the other way.  Biological patterns emerge from the 
>>inorganic; social from the biological & intellectual from
>>the social.  Burgundy is deeper than pink, but the concept
>>of 'burgundy' is not deeper than the concept of 'pink'.
>
>[Marsha]:
>>I can see it that way too but, it's based on analogy
>>which is conceptual.  I think the MOQ is a worldview
>>that is much better than a distinct mind/matter split. ...  I have 
>>no desire to change your view.  I'm trying to get myself, maybe 
>>with your help, and the help of others,
>>to dig deeper.
>
>You've gone beyond the "poetic" to the "intuitive" stage, 
>Marsha.  Now you're thinking like a philosopher.  So is Magnus, 
>incidentally. You're both beginning to realize that existence is 
>experiential, that objective reality is a conceptual phenomenon.
>
>Keep up the good work!
>
>--Ham

Ham,

The praise may be premature.  I think the process with me seems to be 
one step forward, one step back.  But thanks anyway.

Marsha




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