[MD] William James a wrong track..

[skutvik at online.no]

Andre 

11 Mar.you wrote
> Just as an addendum. Here in China it is inappropriate to show emotions
> 'in public' i.e. socially. I have often wondered why and the MoQ does
> suggest an explanation. I get the impression that it is seen as a lower
> pattern of value (in this case [organic] level emotions) 'interfering'
> with/ dominating, a higher level of values i.e. the social. Just an
> 'aha'. 

"Public" does not necessarily mean Q-social value. The intellect- 
steeped West and the Orient that has surpassed intellect but still has it 
as part of their make-up both regard public display of emotions (the 
social expression par exellance) as inappropriate, while the social- 
steeped Muslim culture makes burial ceremonies (for instance) a great 
show of wailing, ashes-in-hair, hands to heaven, firing of guns in the 
air ...etc.. Likewise is burning of effigies and flags a great outlet of rage 
if someone has offended Mohammed, this because the social level is 
their focus while they regard intellectual value as something that must 
be prevented from invading their world.  

Organic or biological patterns aren't regarded as "inappropriate" or 
offensive. If a person for example gets sick and vomits in the public it's 
regarded with sympathy, everyone knows that it was involuntarily, that 
goes for more examples of bodily needs and musts. Drop this silly 
emotions as biology it's still-born.  

To prevent you from zooming in on every small point. The main social- 
over-biology struggle that took place as the 3rd. level started to spread 
ages ago was of course not about "house training" people, this 
biological shamelessness is something very far down in that realm, nor 
was it of promoting emotions, rather emotions were what created the 
social coherence.          



Bodvar.