Re: Knowledge-related roots in sabyuk

On Wed, 7 Aug 2002 15:18:00 +0200
Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...> wrote:

> En réponse à julien eychenne <eychenne.j@...>:

>  I should add that only sabyàjà can occupy political functions
> > : this is due to the fact that, according to xayijà, knowledge leads to
> > wisdom,
>
> If only it was so simple... :)))



>  so only wise people are allowed to take important decisions. The
> > underlying idea is to see the relations that could appear between the
> > language and a such organized society ;)
> >
>
> Well, then it all depends on how the xayijà "measure" knowledge. If they
> consider that the only way to acquire wisdom is to follow the official classes
> of the sabyàjà, sanctionned by an official diploma, to behave like them and not
> to question their knowledge even once, in other words to be strongly conformist
> (like in the academic world on this planet ;))) ), then it's a conservative
> meritocracy which is not unlike the hierarchy of the Catholic church.
One important point if that Knowledge is not static and continuously evolving. I
plan to invent a few great sabyàjà who would have contributed to increase
knowledge (especially in linguistics, of course).

> On the
> other hand, if they recognize that knowledge can be obtained
> through "alternative" ways, that knowledge can always be questioned, and that
> conformism is *not* the way to knowledge, then it may be a nicer place than
> what I envision ;))) .
Interesting remarks, really ;). As nothing is still fixed,this a way to go.


> But the claim that "knowledge leads to wisdom" doesn't
> give me much hope... ;)))
Does this world look so cruel? :( Please don't imagine that people would be burnt
because they're not sabyàjà :D : this is just the highest place in the social
hierarchy, and that's why they are so respected. But there's a strong
mythological background (which you know a little bit of ;)) that explains why
people are so attached to Knowledge.



> Anyway, that's way off-topic, but may be food for thoughts.
Not at all : it is good to have a critical point of view, and it often points out
contradictions or consequences I hadn't thought of :).


> I would probably be to rebellious to ever be considered a sabjàjà, even though
> I'm quite sure that I would be wiser than most of them ;))) .
Maybe for your contributions and remarks they'd have given you the status of
"Honorific Sabyàjà" LOL.

Julien.

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