I question the presumption of 'larger system' of which the caterpillar is
supposedly part.
If the caterpillars doesn't know about it then exactly where did that "larger
system" come from?
As near as I have been able to discover such 'systems' are 'fignewtons of
someone's igmentary'
Accordingly, all 'systems' are man-made. (01)
On Jan 19, 2012, at 2:37 PM, Jack Park wrote: (02)
> Jack,
>
> Does a caterpillar have to tell anybody anything to otherwise be a
> part of a larger system, be it engineered or sociotechnical, natural,
> or otherwise? How is that question related to the subject?
>
> JackP
>
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Jack Ring <jring7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Gary,
>> Has any caterpillar ever told you he is going to become a butterfly?
>> On Jan 19, 2012, at 1:13 PM, gbergcross@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>> Jack....Wow.
>>>
>>> I do think of MUCH of natural phenomena as part of a system of related
>parts, which allows emergence from thise parts, for example.
>>>
>>> Gary
>
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