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Originally Posted by melanie  ... I am still left wondering if this thread was a bad idea,
as it is difficult to get inside and to understand other peoples minds. ... |
It's still a good idea, Melanie. Hang in with us.
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Originally Posted by melanie ... Just as no two perfect snowflakes are the same, Snow is still Snow. ... |
I think your analogy is key. If everything is relative, then the extremes are "at the poles". At one end, the end of extreme detail, every snowflake is different from every other snowflake. (Heraclitus taught us this.) At the other end, the end of extreme generality, every snowflake is just like every other snowflake and made of water. Like you said, "Snow is still Snow." (Parmenides taught us this.) Even more extreme on the generality scale is that a snowflake is a manifestation of energy.
Melanie, this brings me back to your use of "intelligence" which seems to be very broad in scope. (Sort of, "intelligence is still intelligence"?) What is included in "intelligence"? What defines it?
Thanks!