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

[plattholden at gmail.com]

The future impact of the MOQ will be acceptance of a universal moral 
code based on reason instead of current mishmash of arbitrary social 
conventions.

Platt  



On 2 Nov 2009 at 21:26, markhsmit wrote:

> 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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