Re: "Spiral" and complex systems

Dar Pat,

        Bless you!  I thought I was losing my few remaining marbles!

        Warren



On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Pat Loy wrote:

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> "Dear Pat,
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>         Your background is indeed different from mine.  I do not
> understand one word of what you have written and I do not know why that
> should bother me.  Nevertheless, it does.  Has Frankenstein's monster
> engulfed us?  Have the "two cultures" split irreparably?  Or is there
> hope?
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>         Warren"
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> Dear Warren,
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> Take heart!  We may use different words, but we are saying the same 
>things.
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> We both understand that the current world-system serves certain
> inegalitarian purposes and we have a pretty good idea of "how it works" 
> (thanks largely to some good WS analysis over the past 30 years or so).
> Moreover, we both would like to see a new world-system emerge that serves
> egalitarian purposes, and we agree that this task needs to be directly
> addressed. Our values are in sync. 
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> There is no cultural split.  In fact, the fields that seriously study
> complex systems are closer than ever. We may express ourselves 
>differently,
> but the message is the same.
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> Regards, Pat
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