C-231. Down the garden path
The garden in Eden, that is. As long as we are offering a different story about Eve and Adam, we should do the same for the Garden of Eden. It is important here to keep in mind that historically this is the Modern Era in terms of the transformation from circumstantial change to compositional change, from the body-step emergence of “back and forth” to the emergence of CEM, from steps “defined” by Move to those defined by Mind. What Eve could see as needed functionality is pretty much what we could see today … “if the light were better.”
Although the traditional story evokes a vision of a provided enclosure, Earth in all its bounties could well be the stage here … the garden in which the drama of Eve’s supposed behavior is to ensue. “Nature’s bounties.” All sorts of things (of nature) to sustain their lives. Bounties to be found, here and there: B-ness bounties. All the functionality anyone needs, wants and could ask for. Just needs to be found. No need to make anything!*
Down the garden path. Adam’s sin.
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Eve (lamenting): There’s going to be a lot of steps ahead of us. What can we make of them – and with them? There has to be more to our steps, especially those we take together, than picking and eating fruit from the trees.
Adam: I’m sure we will find other things to eat and do.
Eve: Yes. What will we do? We are going to find other people like ourselves – and other animals. Then we will have to make, not just find, ways to take steps together.
Adam: Maybe we will meet someone who has found some ways.
Eve: You dreamer you. And just follow them? Really, Adam!
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“Up front” in the step is the same challenge now as it was then. The Nature of Things’ incomplete instruction for us (its partial order) is continuous. We still depend far too much on step outcomes relative to step making, with and without help from technology. The Compose aspect of CEM offers us the option of stacking more and more Compose tech (R-tech) up front in Mind to give direction before the fact of Move.
The physical growth historically in the human body’s “brain” in consequence of the number and variety of steps taken and made seem an obvious Tell.
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* Nothing to try, except to consume … and then to decide preferences among what has been found (Kf/KMmt >1+++). And, later in a market economy, to choose among what is presented to them. If they can afford it.
In light of the very useful Search feature now available, parenthetical back references are suspended for Comments as of C-184.
(c) 2020 R. F. Carter
Although the traditional story evokes a vision of a provided enclosure, Earth in all its bounties could well be the stage here … the garden in which the drama of Eve’s supposed behavior is to ensue. “Nature’s bounties.” All sorts of things (of nature) to sustain their lives. Bounties to be found, here and there: B-ness bounties. All the functionality anyone needs, wants and could ask for. Just needs to be found. No need to make anything!*
Down the garden path. Adam’s sin.
Eve (lamenting): There’s going to be a lot of steps ahead of us. What can we make of them – and with them? There has to be more to our steps, especially those we take together, than picking and eating fruit from the trees.
Adam: I’m sure we will find other things to eat and do.
Eve: Yes. What will we do? We are going to find other people like ourselves – and other animals. Then we will have to make, not just find, ways to take steps together.
Adam: Maybe we will meet someone who has found some ways.
Eve: You dreamer you. And just follow them? Really, Adam!
“Up front” in the step is the same challenge now as it was then. The Nature of Things’ incomplete instruction for us (its partial order) is continuous. We still depend far too much on step outcomes relative to step making, with and without help from technology. The Compose aspect of CEM offers us the option of stacking more and more Compose tech (R-tech) up front in Mind to give direction before the fact of Move.
The physical growth historically in the human body’s “brain” in consequence of the number and variety of steps taken and made seem an obvious Tell.
* Nothing to try, except to consume … and then to decide preferences among what has been found (Kf/KMmt >1+++). And, later in a market economy, to choose among what is presented to them. If they can afford it.
In light of the very useful Search feature now available, parenthetical back references are suspended for Comments as of C-184.
(c) 2020 R. F. Carter
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