Does the MoQ support religion? or particular religious practices etc etc? It's a bit like saying 'does the MoQ support eating'?
In just the same way as there is the human need for certain inorganic patterns to be supplied (air to breathe); and to have certain organic patterns to be supplied (food and shelter); so too there is a human need for certain social patterns to be supplied - those which make us members of a group, and to a large extent provide a sense of identity and cohesion. So the question as I see it is how to assess the Quality of particular social patterns. Then, when that has been answered, we can explore what fourth level patterns a) enable those social patterns of high Quality, and b) are themselves enabled by the social patterns of high quality, so that there is positive feedback. There is, embedded here, I think, a 'goal' of the MoQ, which hasn't been articulated. Is it simply that the MoQ describes, and does not prescribe? Perfectly possible. That would leave the choice of religions and spiritualities outside the framework of the MoQ. I could live with that. Or is it that the MoQ itself recommends some religions (Buddhism) and some spiritual practices (meditation, koans) as THE way for an awareness to ascend up the levels? That would make the MoQ itself into a religion, rather than simply a metaphysics. But it is, I feel, the implication of many contributor's views. Sam Those who were thrown to the lions were not reading "Thomas" or Q or the "Gospel of Mary." They were reading Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and the rest... (Tom Wright) MOQ.ORG - http://www.moq.org Mail Archive - http://alt.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_focus/ MF Queries - [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from moq_focus follow the instructions at: http://www.moq.org/mf/subscribe.html
