Silent Lecture: Order

          This lecture compares and contrasts order, anarchy and conformism.  I spent many hours yesterday continually adding to the list, eventually covering almost all the whiteboard.  I took a picture, but it is, of course, completely illegible.  Therefore a well typed translation is provided.

Conformism

code of conduct controls daily living

diversity is discouraged; viewed as divergent from the standard

competence is discouraged lest anything be considered “unfair”

the standard is tailored to the desires of its writer

desires of the standard writer are indulged without question

Skepticism is to be avoided at all costs

Results in a majority enslaved to the minority.  There is no achievement, and peace is from ignorance.  A colony of robots

Anarchy

no code of conduct limits daily living

diversity is useless; differences diverge in purpose and automatically antagonize each other

competence is destructive and unfair; not everyone is playing by the same rules (or even the same game)

no standard exists to defend common needs

any and every desire is free to be indulged

there is nothing to be skeptical about

Results in everyone going their own way.  There is no achievement or peace.  People are free to do good… and evil  

Order

code of conduct guides daily living

diversity is celebrated as a unique worker for a central purpose

competence is welcome and fair; everyone plays by the same rules in the same game

the standard is tailored to common needs

only desires that obey the standard are welcome

skepticism is permitted to test and improve the standard

Results in a confederation of people using their gifts to the good of all.  Everyone serves everyone; there is peace and unique achievement par excel.