Re: [asa] A Theology of Information(?)

At 10:06 AM 7/18/2007, David Opderbeck wrote:

>"..Rather, the ultimate root of "information" is the social
>relationship of the Trinity." ~ David O.

@ Regardless. Your premise isn't accurate unless it is expanded to
ensure those suffering from arrested development (coercive
collectives) can't twist it to fit their agenda.

The non-twistable premise: "...is the voluntary, cooperative social
relationship of the individual personas of the Trinity."

"... envy is ubiquitous in primitive groups, and in fact, is the very
thing that keeps them primitive and undeveloped.

In order to advance into capitalism, human beings had to get past the
"envy barrier" and tolerate the idea that some people will have more
than others.

In primitive groups, envy is so pervasive that no one is allowed to
have more than anyone else--they are trapped in a "zero sum" theory
of economics, just as are many liberals today.

To naive leftists, a primitive culture may look like an egalitarian
paradise, but it is actually a paranoid and envious hell, with
everyone fearful of the "evil eye" of his envious neighbor should he
acquire more than him.

For this reason, primitive groups mindlessly destroy surpluses or
engage in sacrifices to their "envious" gods. See: Helmut Schoeck's
classic, Envy: A Theory of Social Behavior http://tinyurl.com/jhwlp

~ Janice

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Received on Wed Jul 18 12:06:31 2007