[MD] Reductionism

[Krimel]

>[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.

[Marsha]
First, what's that 'we' white man?  

[Krimel]
Us, all of us with nervous systems sufficiently complex to manage it.

[Marsha]
And second, do you really believe this?  

[Krimel]
Yes.

[Marsha]
Are you a tall bird with pretty feathers and your head in the sand?  

[Krimel]
I don't think so. Are you a long necked giraffe with your head stuck up your
own ass?

[Marsha]
Anybody starving in this scientific tech'd-up world?  

[Krimel]
I am not sure why it matters but yes.

[Marsha]
Cockroaches have proved successful at survival, humans have proved nothing.

[Krimel]
What have cockroaches proved? What needs proving?