[MD] relative

[Joseph Maurer]

Hi Ham and All,

Your enthusiasm is catching!  Your emphasis on the "anthropocentric universe
in which man is the decision=maker" can only leave me humbled.  How can I as
an individual possibly have a connection to the stars?  They are beautiful!
For some reason I am in tears! I think it is your eloquence.  I realize we
are older and our time is growing shorter but Ham you sure know how to light
a fire.  I am just sorry it has taken me so long to respond.

"For by exercising his innate value-sensibility and rational judgment, man
defines the  problems and determines the solutions by which he changes the
course of history for better (or worse).  He is free to do this because HE,
not Quality sets the parameters, and because Absolutes like Truth and
Goodness are not revealed to him in the "definitive mode" of Ultimate
Reality."

Joe


On 1/10/12 1:54 PM, "Ham Priday" <hampday1 at verizon.net> wrote:

> What a profound concept to ponder, especially after parsing the meaning of
> "static patterns", "high and low quality", "betterness", and "inherent
> existence" to death over these years!  This is, indeed, an anthropocentric
> universe in which man is the decision-maker.  The individual is not just a
> pawn of nature's laws.  For by exercising his innate value-sensibility and
> rational judgment, man defines the problems and determines the solutions by
> which he changes the course of history for better (or worse).  He is free to
> do this because HE, not Quality, sets the parameters, and because Absolutes
> like Truth and Goodness are not revealed to him in the "definitive mode" of
> Ultimate Reality.