[MD] growth and sustainability

[Christoffer Ivarsson]

>> > 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.

[Platt]
> 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.

I don't know - what's your point?