================================================ Subject: Re: NCR: "Perfect being" From: "fmn" To: Date: Mon 3 Sep 2001 19:44:40 -0700 ================================================ hey Jim! You never cease to amaze me with how you see things; making me see things in different aspects and perspectives. Yes, I agree with you saying that (I quote) "lacking emotional stability might be a factor that allows them to venture into thought areas that the person that is balanced in most areas has not". Actually, I've been thinking about a topic concentrating on a question similar to what you've stated here. And that initial question was: What triggers thought the most? For you to better understand this question, you need to know that Nietzsche actually believed that only in times of great suffering can a philosopher "touch" areas of thought that exceed the field of thinking of an average person. And to undermine this theory we can look at the analogical question in biology. Didn't the theory of evolution say that things can develop or evolve when challenged by difficulties or times of crisis? So, yes, wouldn't that come back to my initial question (generally speaking) why the term genius is in any way associated with the term insanity or emotional instability which in turn can lead to insanity (I'm trying to use the appropiate words for all of those for whom "insanity" was too much or not the right word, here ;-)? And I found your doubts on a "perfect being" (or perfect society) justified. "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley is maybe not THE perfect example here, but it comes close to it, doesn't it? At least in the aspect of giving up a whole lots of imperfections that actually make our life perfect the way it is for the sake of a pseudo-perfect society. Thanks for giving me your opinion on the subject I decided to study. I hope you're right, i.e. that I can apply my talents best in that field. I'm a very instable person in the respect of choosing ;-) speaking of instability.. hehe... pozdrawiam, Ewa To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp