Rather than an innocuous series of cause and effects material matter begins it’s existence in pursuit of an undefined improvement. Arising, like all things, from Dynamic Quality - morality as a fundamental building block of the universe means that even particles exist and behave in the ways that they do because it’s moral for them to do so. So rather than A causing B if we say B values A - no data changes - but our description is more in line with experience and paradoxes which previously existed - disappear.
Biological Quality emerged 4 billion years ago as a result of the bonding freedom found by subatomic forces with the Carbon atom from the superatomic forces which would like to destroy it. Like all levels biological quality has evolved over the years from preservation of the limited freedom from the inorganic laws to quality of its own such as conversion of inorganic chemicals to energy and reproduction as the highest biological quality of them all.
Biological Quality emerged 4 billion years ago as a result of the bonding freedom found by subatomic forces with the Carbon atom from the superatomic forces which would like to destroy it. Like all levels biological quality has evolved over the years from preservation of the limited freedom from the inorganic laws to quality of its own such as conversion of inorganic chemicals to energy and reproduction as the highest biological quality of them all.
Around fifty million years ago when the higher primates first emerged - social quality came with them. To alleviate the biologically devastating selfishness of biological quality - social quality such as caring for others emerged in response. Like the levels below - social quality has gone on to purposes of its own such as the highest social quality of them all - celebrity
Starting with the Greeks - the intellectual quality of subjectively manipulating things independent of what they represent emerged. Our culture is still working out how intellectual quality will help and what problems of society it will solve.
Starting with the Greeks - the intellectual quality of subjectively manipulating things independent of what they represent emerged. Our culture is still working out how intellectual quality will help and what problems of society it will solve.
In the Metaphysics of Quality; rather than the single Society vs Biology code of morality we are familiar with - there are in fact five. Each new level of morality has evolved out of the level which preceeded it. Fom its creation however, it is also in immediate conflict with the previous level.
Experience can be described as the moral struggle between each of these levels. All else being equal, given a choice between two things, the Metaphysics of Quality would say that it is moral to choose that which is more evoled.
With morality now at the centre of all experience and not an afterthought the existence of morality is no longer a questionmark and something questioned by Philosophy 101 students - instead its existence is self evident. It’s not something whose existence isn’t metaphysically sound but instead morality is experience itself.
Is everything an idea or is everything an object?
The Metaphysics of Quality makes it beautifully clear that while the idea that physical things existed before subjective man came along with his ideas - this is still just an idea whose quality can be determined like everything else. What is actually fundamental isn't objects or the ideas which we have about them but Quality which gives rise to both of them.
Fundamental to the confusion of scientists about Quantum theory not making any experiential sense is the assumption that physical things exist before we experience them. Quantum theory, in line with the Metaphysics of Quality, shows that it's important to remember that this is an assumption. It is a good assumption to have but an assumption nonetheless. What’s fundamental isn’t objects or the assumptions we have about their existence but the quality which creates all these things to begin with.
With the Metaphysics of Quality, reality is no longer something only a handful of the worlds best scientists can understand but something understood by all things and people everywhere. From a firstborn infant to the worlds smartest scientists. Quality isn't something one thinks about intellectually. It's something everyone experiences. It is experience itself.
With the Metaphysics of Quality the purpose of life becomes quality itself. It is not something which is Metaphysically in doubt.
The purpose of life is to live the best life possible.
Are our actions pre-determined or not? A scientific outlook would seem to suggest they are if everything is but a chain of cause and effects. With the Metaphysics of Quality we can say that as per static quality our actions are determined - But if we're alive we're able to respond to Dynamic Quality and in terms of it - we are completely free.
However, rather than the conflict between the two we are used to, Eastern Philosophy has found a way to combine both the Dynamic and static into one harmonious whole through the perfection of static patterns. By perfecting patterns they can be put to sleep and no longer bother. The simplest of all patterns one can do for extended periods is sitting.
With the increasing growth of technology and the internet - international conflict, social unrest and financial recession are the issues of the day. The Neo-liberal intellectual class fails to rightly support or care for the social level working class and so authoritarian social level values take over.
Our current trajectory is an immoral one. Intellectual values should support the social level when at risk of biological values (A living wage, healthcare, etc). But support intellectual values, not authority, to decide social policy in all other instances. Using the Metaphysics of Quality we can clearly explain why it's immoral, where the mistake is, and how to solve the problem so we are once again on a moral path. You can read more about this and
many other issues, using the language of the Metaphysics of Quality, here.