THE Q:
What do patterns of higher quality have that those of destruction, decay and
disorder don't?
DAVOR:
A high quality pattern can be destructive, chaotic or
decaying(?)!!!
ROG:
Can it? Is it the destructiveness and disorder that created this high
quality, or is it higher quality DESPITE destruction/disorder?
Implicit in the question is that the 2nd law of thermodynamics holds true.
Your tree maintains a high quality biological pattern despite constantly
decaying. But decay is not the pattern of quality. Is it?
As for your "disordered organization" example, it again makes the point.
These innovative management techniques are not designed to destroy the
organization, they are designed to destroy static patterns and replace them
with dynamic, flexible adaptive patterns. This is not disorder, this is
reorder. I 110% agree that quality patterns have to be on the edge of chaos.
They ARE high quality and they last not because they resist change, but that
they embrace and thrive upon change.
And your destruction examples also make the point. Certainly it is of low
quality to destoy living cells, however, if these bacteria threaten more
complex animals then we view it as of quality to kill the "germ". The
highest quality position imo though is to protect against the germ doing
harm, but NOT destroying the bacteria. Destruction is not good unless it is
to protect from even greater destruction. But this just makes my point.
Your destruction of totalitarian govts and dogmatic ideas is another example
of not destruction, but reconstruction. You are not suggesting destroying
all government, but of replacing it with a better one, one which better
supports high quality and avoids...destruction, decay and disorder. The same
with the dogmatic idea being replaced with a more flexible and dynamic view.
DAVOR:
''I'' often feel like a beautiful
donkey!
ROG:
Yea, well I have a nice ass!
Rog
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