24 March 2012

How Do We Judge ...

 ... one choice, act, pattern of behaviour or system to be better than another?

Although things or thoughts may have there uses, more maturity is always more useful [better] then less.

More non-violence is always more useful than less. More knowledge [wisdom] is always more useful than less. More skill is always more useful than less. More care is always more useful than less ... etc.

There appears to be a directionality to psychological and cultural development, and that directionality appears to be from simpler to more complex. Just as biological evolution appears to be from small less complex organisms to greater more complex ones. 

And greater complexity appears to have a greater capacity for interior consciousness and awareness. I.e. the human brain is the most complex 'thing' we have discovered in the universe, and appears to hold the greatest capacity for consciousness.

So the answer to my question would be, a thought, act, pattern of behaviour or system holding more maturity would be better than one holding less.

On the surface and at first glance it may be impossible to discern whether an act holds more or less maturity, because the acts themselves could be identical. It's not so much the answer, but rather the mechanism of getting to, and the skill of expressing the answer that's important.

And that's why I love the question ... Why?

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