>I fail to see how this comment has anything to do with the linearity
>or lack thereof of the market.
congradulations steve, it didn't....
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, December 07, 1998 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: Is Altruism consistent with environmentalsim?
>I fail to see how this comment has anything to do with the linearity
>or lack thereof of the market.
>
>As for your necessary condition, I agree, and it also holds for any
>argument that the Earth is itself an organism.
>
>Steve
>
>
>
>
>---Bryan Hyden <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> >FYI, there is nothing that says markets have to linear or non-linear.
>> >
>> >Steve
>>
>> my understanding is that the condition of being organic is a necessary
>> (though not sufficient) condition for being considered to be alive....
>>
>> bryan
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Steve <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Friday, December 04, 1998 11:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: Is Altruism consistent with environmentalsim?
>>
>>
>> >FYI, there is nothing that says markets have to linear or non-linear.
>> >
>> >Steve
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >---John Foster wrote:
>> >>
>> >> That's because natural systems are billions of years old and are
>not
>> >> necessarily linear as are made made systems.
>> >>
>> >> jf
>> >>
>> >> There are buffers everywhere!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> At 11:04 04/12/98 -0800, you wrote:
>> >> >---John Foster <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >> >> "A geophysical system always begins with the action of an
>> >individual
>> >> >> organism. If the this action happens to be locally beneficial to
>> >the
>> >> >> environement, then it can spread until eventually a global
>altruism
>> >> >results.
>> >> >> Gaia always operates like this to achieve her altruism. There
>is no
>> >> >> foresight and planning involved." James Lovelock
>In_Biodiveristy.
>> >> >Edited by
>> >> >> E.O. Wilson, National Academy of Science.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Boy, and people say economists are being optimistic about how the
>> >> >market is beneficial and requires no centralized planning.
>Sheesh.
>> >> >
>> >> >Steve
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