[MD] Social level for humans only

[Joseph Maurer]

On 8/18/10 5:48 AM, "Krimel" <Krimel at Krimel.com> wrote:

> Ever since "Origin of Species" people have been trying to find something,
> anything that makes humans unique from the rest of God's creation, tool use,
> language, opposable thumb... Music and art? Maybe, except birds sing and so
> to whales. Many species have "dances" built into their mating rituals. With
> regards to art I am hard pressed to think of a species that produces art but
> I am also hard pressed to see how we would recognize it if they did. Another
> species' esthetics would in all likelihood be so different from ours, they
> might be singing, dancing and creating art all around us and we wouldn't
> notice anymore than other species recognize these capacities in us.
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Hi Krimel and All,
 
The thing that makes humans unique is the ability to process DQ in an
evolutionary way.  The first self-reflective faculty of this capability is
the Emotions.  Emotions are unique in that they are DQ only.  Love is DQ and
only described by analogy.  I have no idea how to describe a social level in
terms of DQ/SQ.  Intellect is defined as SOL (thanks BO) DQ/SQ.  Higher
emotional and higher intellectual levels are also DQ only, the purview of
heroes.
 
Joe