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Re: [pf] Belonging
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Re: [pf] Belonging
by David MacClement
16 February 2000 19:36 UTC
At 10:52 16/02/00 -0800, Bill Ellis sent on:
>We belong to the physiophere, to the biosphere, to the ideosphere.
> ... We are interdependent with all that is.
>
>Belonging is scientific fact; and, belonging is more than scientific fact.
>
>Belonging is not merely ³being a member of², but it is
> being subject to - being in partnership with - being responsible for.
>Belonging implies ³cooperation² -- working with what is --
> ...
** I agree with much of what Bill forwarded, but although I'm no defender
of technology I do believe science is a codified version of an intrinsic
and essential feature of many mammal and bird species, and the human
species in particular:
curiosity; wanting to know more about the physical world around us.
** So I almost always object to: "... is scientific fact", particularly
when a main aspect of "..." is /not/ a part of science.
** Here, "Belonging is .. - being in partnership with - being responsible
for" states that the concept has a large ethical component, which is /not/,
to me, part of a description of the physical world around us.
** People seem to use "... is scientific fact" in a similar way to "... is
in the Bible"; telling me that I'm supposed to accept it without question.
A bit like a modern version of magic: you can't know, so just believe what
I'm telling you.
** And in general, I react negatively to straight assertions: "A _is_ B",
with no attempt to justify the statement, to show /why/ it _is_ so.
** Something else; I think:
is a string of the character which has been adopted as the symbol for
the Euro, the European equivalent of the Dollar: .
David.
(David MacClement) davd@ihug.co.nz
www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/3142/Pg1-AD11.html
or better: http://www.emucities.com.au/member/davd/
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