Murdock, Mark (Mark.Murdock@Unisys.Com)
Wed, 17 Dec 1997 04:23:15 +0100
> My bottom line question about MoQ that I cannot yet resolve yet though
> I
> believe it is of paramount importance to the adoption of MoQ, though I
> don't
> know why, is this? If I die, or all humans die, what does MoQ say
> about what's
> left? Is there anything or is there nothing?
>
Dave,
Your question is paramount.
It is perhaps the oldest of a culture that has separated reality into Me
and Not Me. It is a cultural notion to consider a human as a local
point of awareness, self contained, free from any connections. It is
quite natural for this human to wonder what happens upon death.
Not only can we toss out the Me-Not Me dichotomy (SOM) but we really
don't need to dichotomize at all. Analysis only removes us from the
ultimate reality that we -- you, me and the universe -- are One thing.
The common response to this is, "Yes, yes, "One thing", right, we are
all one thing, okay, but that doesn't help me in a universe that for all
intents and purposes appears to be full of lots of things, all
different, so, I agree with you on a "mystical" level, but
operationally, I need more resolution, I can't think without breaking
the universe up somehow."
Instead of calling you a sinner, MoQ says, "Fine."
It presents you with tools which carve up reality BETTER than SOM. It
affords new insights, eliminates paradoxes, and better satisfies Mr.
Occam. All good, by the way, exciting too.
But look where these new insights are pointing? To the mystical premise
that we are One thing -- Quality, Good, God.
We don't really need to intellectualize the answers to paramount
questions. We don't need to dice up reality in order to stand under it.
I believe the process of searching is important, but one not need an
education to know Quality. The answers are in our heart, not our head.
MoQ can give you an answer, but if you don't feel that mystical premise,
it will lack real meaning.
So, if you believe we are all one thing, then you already have your
answer. Look for it within.
If you dismiss this premise (and I believe many do by intellectually
acknowledging it without taking it to heart) then you are back to dicing
up reality to search for clues. If you use SOM tools, then you have to
carve up reality all the way down to the quantum level before a really
nasty paradox slaps us upside the head.
The power of MoQ is that it offers the One answer for those that accept
on faith, and better tools for discovering the One answer for the more
rationally-minded. It has something for everyone, I think.
> In a reponse to my recent post on
> quantum theory it was suggested this question in QT context was a Mu
> or
> meaningless question.
>
One fear I have is that we become so caught up in the wonders of these
intellectual insights that we lose sight of their mystical origins.
Understanding nature on a quantum level is fine, but you are infinitely
more important, more moral. Adopting MoQ may make for more
understandable science, but that pales in comparison to the human
implications. If we are all One, then treating others as we would have
others treat us not only feels right, it makes "sense."
M.
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