[MD] growth and sustainability

[Platt Holden]

> > Dear Chris:
> >
> > Do you are think all feelings (emotions) are biological?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Platt

[Chris] 
> No, not all emotions are of the biological level, though they all need the
> biological level,  and of course the levels are overlapping and 
> interrelated. But I do think that greed could be seen as a biological 
> pattern, the basic drive for survival is greatly benefited by it. But when
> the social level comes along, it is important that it (the social level)
> can 
> get this under control. Similarly it would seem to be the intellectual 
> levels mission to, when reshaping social structures, to direct this drive
> at 
> something intellectually Good. Ideally though, the MOQ will show the need
> for balance, because of course the intellectual level cannot build only
> for 
> intellectual Good, that has been the problem before, there must be a MOQ
> perspective. 

What emotions do you think are NOT of the biological level? Pirsig wrote: 
"The MOQ sees emotions as a biological response to quality and not the same 
thing as quality.  There are many cases, particularly in economic activity 
where values occur without any emotion." (LS, Note 141)

Thanks.