[MD] MOQ and the Future: An Inquiry into Usefulness

[markhsmit]

Thought I'd post some opinions on what I see in the MOQ.  In doing
so, try to bring out some social aspects of this belief system, and
try to tease out of the forum some interpretations.

What I am thinking is not new, and I have no real interest in
novelty.  I am interested in gaining some insight from this
thread and uncovering a possible truth.

I have no doubt that MOQ can be made to be logically sound.  Each
time a question or possibility is raised, added structure can be
included to cover such disputes.  What I do have doubts about
is whether the system put together by MOQ has any usefulness.
Given that any number of metaphysical systems can be formed,
usefulness can become an important discriminatory tool.

MOQ contains the speculation of evolution.  It also contains
the possibility of discrete levels which form.  Finally MOQ
seems to indicate a positive direction in its nature.  Evolution
in the traditional sense was used to describe the interplay
between species and the environment.  Species evolved
to meet the demands of the environment and were thus
able to occupy niches of existence.  If MOQ were to
be classified as evolutionary, it must be evolving to
meet the needs of some environment.  I have not been able
to find details of the pressures on Quality which enable its evolution.
What is causing Quality to evolve.

The reason I bring up evolution is that it has been used 
sociologically to explain human behavior.  This explanation
in turn has been used to justify human behavior.  With this in
mind, I wonder what kind of behavior MOQ is promoting.  Many
in this forum would say that the elevation of the societal level
above the individual (biological) level gives force to the notion
that society can be used to control human behavior.  This indeed
is contrary to my own view wherein it is solely the individual level
that creates society.

Another pitfall of MOQ is the claim that the so called intellectual 
level is superior to the psycho-emotional level.  I would postulate
that the intellectual level can serve to sometimes modulate the
psycho-emotional level, but it is by no means the controlling factor
in the human experience.  Indeed, I have come to believe that the
intellectual level is but one manifestation of the psycho-emotional.
What we think about is controlled by our entire sensibility and 
cannot be separated from the rest as a separate level.

So, what do you think is the future impact of MOQ?

Mark 


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