[MD] Definitions.

[david buchanan]

Dave Thomas said to dmb:

Boiled down to it¹s crudest form, like was done with pragmatism, The MoQ says the higher your IQ the better, more moral a person you are. But it¹s even better than that!  All you really have to do is claim you¹re an ³intellectual following dynamic quality² and you have the moral right to judge, and act on those judgments, up to and including use of lethal force on any individual or society you deem to be lesser than you. ...

dmb says:
I think that's ridiculous slander. It suggests that intellectual quality is lethal and smart people are dangerous. Hate intellect much?


Dave T also said:
...Reading your characterization of Lila above and agreeing it is an accurate portrayal of the principles of MoQ, I can¹t help but wonder if Buddha might not ask, ³Where¹s the compassion?²


dmb says:
I think the compassion is already in there. The "Captain" tells us that defending Lila against Rigel's cruel judgements is the one moral thing he did on the whole trip. That defense lowered his status in Rigel's eyes but it's probably the main reason that Rigel would later agree to take Lila off his hands and help her. Rigel's condemnation of Lila was the opposite of what the Captain. It was an ego-driven Karma dump, as if the affair were all her fault. Rigel wanted to portray himself as a victim of her seductive ways whereas the Captain is quite willing to accept the biological part of himself. The morning after their nookie session he doesn't blame Lila, hate Lila or hate himself for it. And he's looking at the dynamic side of her, he can see that she is capable of change just anyone else. We're left with some hope for her. She might come out on the other side of the crisis "better than cured". But her fate is an open question because it could go badly too.