[MD] Comparing

[Carl Thames]

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Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MD] The Relativist's journey


> So, let me ask you a different question:
> What is it deep down inside you (and possibly many others) that causes
> you to want to compare everything?

I've spent some time on this one, and I've pretty much come to the 
realization that we're wired for pattern recognition.  When we see something 
we've never experienced before, we immediately try to categorize it based on 
those things we HAVE experienced.  I think this is part of a survival thing 
with us.  We can tell at a glance if "x" is dangerous to us or not.  If we 
take the time, we can refine that which allows us to tell a garter snake 
from a crate snake, but you get the idea.  Our first reaction is SNAKE = 
BAD!  Pattern recognition.  Of interest, I have heard the argument that the 
reason time seems to pass more quickly as we age is that we have a larger 
catalog, and we don't have to spend time figuring things out.  After enough 
years, we've "been there, done that" and already know what it's about, so we 
don't slow down and think about it.  If we allow ourselves to become lazy, 
(guilty) we do the same thing with concepts.  We've heard something 
similiar, therefore we categorize the new idea into an old category.

> No, not a trick question, a question requesting understanding on my
> part.  Relativism is only one way of looking at things, imo.

No, not a trick question, and IMHO a very relevant one.  How do we handle a 
confrontation with DQ?  Do we immediately assign it to an SQ value?  I think 
we do, or we couldn't comprehend it at all.

> Cheers,
> Mark

Just another opinion....

Carl