[MD] Reductionism

[MarshaV]

At 10:54 AM 6/11/2009, you wrote:

>[Krimel]
>That is groovy but not very helpful if one needs a fire for warmth or a tree
>for Christmas decoration. All those dynamic alien properties are spiffy and
>all, but the whole point of conceptualization is to dismiss the irrelevant
>from the relevant in the given moment. The immediate present contains system
>within systems and if we are to survive from one moment to the next we need
>to focus on our relationships within those systems. Concepts are filters
>that we cultivate over time to help us separate what's important from what's
>not. In this case we are usually scanning for dynamic foreground against a
>static background.


Krimel,

First, what's that 'we' white man?  And second, do you really believe 
this?  Are you a tall bird with pretty feathers and your head in the 
sand?   Anybody starving in this scientific tech'd-up 
world?  Cockroaches have proved successful at survival, humans have 
proved nothing.



Marsha




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