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<DIV><STRONG>Masud:</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>I would say that what happens on TV and the behind-the-scenes
interactions of people producing the shows is evidence of a system in action.
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<DIV><STRONG>And entertainment like television comedies or drama or even live
theatre draws us in, for a short while, to a different system - it allows
our mind to play and participate in a fantasy of a different
system.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>And television news broadcasts are part of a larger societal system
which broadcasts a view of what is happening in other places and the system of
hearing the news, reacting to it, and perhaps even voting in certain ways
because of it is part of what we have come to regard as evidence of freedom...
another kind of system.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>So I would hesitate to categorize TV or other media as a non-living
system.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Esther</STRONG></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Hi
Ralph,<BR>Perhaps I understand what you are saying, but am not sure, so let me
ask a<BR>question. Is there need to differentiate between a TV and a human?
They<BR>are both systems, and I categorize TV as a 'non-living'
system.<BR><BR>Take care<BR>Masud<BR><BR>On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 08:39:03 -0500,
Ralph Copleman <rcopleman@comcast.net><BR>wrote:<BR><BR>>My vote goes
to:<BR>><BR>>All systems are self-organizing,
and...<BR>><BR>>There is no such thing as a non-living
system.<BR>><BR>>Ralph
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