CONTACTS 

SUBJECTS
POIMS definition, 930408
Remembering (linked records)
Correlation to accepted practice and
Re-Engineer Project Management
Knowledge & Ideas, Distinguish from
Religion Links Conduct Align Original Objectives Avoids Impulsive Err
Original Meaning Religion to Bind Back Tie Back Link Back Original So

1409 -
1409 -    ..
1410 - Summary/Objective
1411 -
141101 - Follow up ref SDS 2 8493.
141102 -
141103 - Millie and I were watching a PBS television broadcast where Bill
141104 - Moyers was interviewing Professor Joseph Campbell.
141106 -  ..
141107 - Moyer initially asked about the history of religion causing loss of
141108 - life when people refused to tolerate differing faiths.  He cited the
141109 - crusades in the 12th century.  Moyer noted still today, religion
141110 - continues to divide people rather than engendr tolerance for
141111 - diversity.
141113 -  ..
141114 - Campbell noted that India presents a good explantion of religion being
141115 - like a cow that occassionally kicks, but is very reliable providing
141116 - milk that sustains life.  Campbell feels that human biology designed
141117 - to react emotionally can sometimes become overwhelmed.  Religion has a
141118 - long history of helping bring people together in harmony and common
141119 - purpose that moderates natural tendencies toward violence to solve
141120 - differences.
141122 -  ..
141123 - Campbell noted that the original meaning of "religion" was to....
141124 -
141125 -
141126 -        "link back to original sources or understandings."
141127 -
141128 -
141129 -    [...below, formal definitions support Campbell's explanation.
141130 -    ref SDS 0 5U4F
141132 -     ..
141133 -    [On 940327 Morris was familiar with the meaning of "religion" to
141134 -    bind back and related an interpretation that limits application to
141135 -    buttress claims by the Catholic church as the original voice for
141136 -    Christianity. ref SDS 4 JP60
141137 -
141138 -
141140 -  ..
141141 - Faith Grows from Experience that Yields Consistent Patterns
141142 -
141143 - Hansel and Gretle used bread crumbs to preserve a path that showed how
141144 - to get home from their travels through a complex forest.  The fact
141145 - that linking back to original sources helps people remember patterns
141146 - of cause and effect in the complex story of daily life, reflects the
141147 - idea of an "audit trail," which is the foundation of management
141148 - science grounded in the concept of accountability, accuracy and
141149 - accounting.  This new power must have seemed magical in the early days
141150 - of literacy at the time the Bible was written, and so explains the
141151 - emergence of "faith" that is critical for trying new ideas to gain
141152 - experience before there is enough experience to know for sure, as
141153 - related on 921205. ref SDS 2 8493
141155 -  ..
141156 - The importance of linking to aid memory emobdied in the meaning and
141157 - power of religion aligns with Jeremy Campbell's book explaining that
141158 - people think through stories, reported on 900303. ref SDS 1 3016
141159 - Religion provided a powerful methodology for linking stories in a way
141160 - that refines understanding of complex subjects, and preserves memory
141161 - so that time does lose hard won lessons learned that convey knowledge
141162 - of cause and effect.
141164 -  ..
141165 - On 940324 incorporated into NWO the correlation between technology,
141166 - religion and management science where faith empowers enlightenment
141167 - that enables discovery. ref OF 3 LA6G
141168 -
141169 -    [On 950721 traceability to original sources is a core requirement
141170 -    of industry standards for good management. ref SDS 8 1740
141172 -  ..
141173 - This seems to support the value of citations in SDS that support
141174 - research and intelligence work, explained in POIMS technology.
141175 - ref OF 2 2688
141177 -       ..
141178 -      SDS adds two critical elements to the original idea of religion
141179 -      as linking:
141181 -             ..
141182 -        1.  Linking information with time adds context to strengthen
141183 -            original understandings, ref OF 2 5220 and, also,
141184 -            ref OF 2 0105
141186 -             ..
141187 -        2.  Speed to create and open links so it is practical to
141188 -            augment intelligence using connections that show alignment
141189 -            with original sources that impart knowledge of cause and
141190 -            effect every day on all matters, rather than once in a
141191 -            great while, as in religion and law, and to some extent in
141192 -            a bibliography for publications like books, magazines and
141193 -            professional reports.
141195 -     ..
141196 -    [On 940327 Morris was familiar with the meaning of "religion" to
141197 -    bind back and related an interpretation that limits application to
141198 -    buttress claims by the Catholic church as the original voice for
141199 -    Christianity. ref SDS 4 JP60
141201 -     ..
141202 -    [On 940327 Morris feels advantage of linking to maintain accuracy
141203 -    of understanding is a self-evident benefit as long as it is fast
141204 -    and easy. ref SDS 4 J496
141206 -     ..
141207 -    [On 940502 submitted NWO to Father Sharp at USF. ref SDS 5 0001
141209 -     ..
141210 -    [On 940601 Father Sharp comments. ref SDS 6 0001
141212 -  ..
141213 - It is interesting that the original meaning of religion, presented by
141214 - Campbell, is similar to the definition of "citation" in law...
141215 -
141216 -          A reference to previous court decisions or authoritative
141217 -          writings.  (American Heritage, 1992, p. 348)
141218 -
141219 -    ...which is a derivitive of the primary meaning of "citation":
141220 -
141221 -          Quotating of an authoritative source for substantiation.
141222 -
141224 -  ..
141225 - It would be interesting to see how "citation" came to have the meaning
141226 - of "religion."  "Cite" means to "summon" or call before a hearing,
141227 - which is quite different.
141229 -  ..
141230 - The dictionary definition of religion shows....
141231 -
141232 -       Webster's New World Dictionary, Second College Edition Copyright
141233 -       1970 by The World Publishing Company p. 1200
141234 -
141235 -       relgion  n.[M.E. religioun <OFr. or L.: OFr. religion < L.
141236 -       religio, reverence for the gods, holiness, in LL.(Ec.), a system
141237 -       of religious belief < ? religare, to bind back < re-, back +
141238 -       ligare, to bind, bind together; or < ? re- + IE, base *leg-, to
141239 -       collect, whence Gr. legein, L. legere: cf. LOGIC] 1. a) belief
141240 -       in a divine or superhuman power or powers to be obeyed and
141241 -       worshiped as the creator(s) and ruler(s) of the universe   b)
141242 -       expression of such a belief in conduct and ritual   2. a) any
141243 -       specific system of belief, worship, conduct, etc., often
141244 -       involving a code of ethics and a philosophy [the Christian
141245 -       relgion, the Buddhist religion, etc.]   b) any system of beliefs
141246 -       practices, ethical values, etc. resembling, suggestive of, or
141247 -       likened to such a system [humanism as a religion]   3. the state
141248 -       or way of life of a person in a monastic order or community [to
141249 -       enter religion]   4. any object of conscien- tious regard and
141250 -       pursuit  --*Get religion [Colloq.]  1. to become religious   2.
141251 -       to become very conscientious or earnest about something.
141253 -     ..
141254 -    [On 940601 Father Sharp comments. ref SDS 6 0001
141256 -  ..
141257 - Curiously, the following two dictionaries do not show this history of
141258 - the meaning of religion, except the Appendix in the American Heritage
141259 - dictionary, seems to support Webster's 1970 explanation...
141260 -
141261 -       Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary
141262 -       Copyright 1975 by
141263 -       G. & C. Merriam Company
141264 -       p. 977
141266 -        ..
141267 -       re.li.gion  n [ME re/igioun, fr. L religion-, religio reverence,
141268 -       religion]    1  a (1): the service and worshlp of God or the
141269 -       supernatural (2): commitment or devotion to religious faith or
141270 -       observance b: the state of a religious <a nun in her twentieth
141271 -       year of ~>   2: a personal set or institutionalized system of
141272 -       religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices   3 archaic:
141273 -       scrupulous conformity: CONSCIENTIOUSNESS   4: a cause,
141274 -       principle, or system
141276 -        ..
141277 -       American Heritage Dictionary Third Edition Copyright 1992 by
141278 -       Houghton Mifflin Company p. 1525
141280 -        ..
141281 -       re-lig-ion n. Abbr. rel., relig.   1.a. Belief in and reverence
141282 -       for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and
141283 -       governor of the universe. b. A personal or institutionalized
141284 -       system grounded in such belief and worship.  2. The life or con-
141285 -       dition of a person in a religious order.  3. A set of beliefs,
141286 -       values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual
141287 -       leader.  4. A cause, a principle, or an activity pursued with
141288 -       zeal or conscientious devotion. --idiom. get religion. Informal.
141289 -       To accept a higher power as a controlling influence for the good
141290 -       in one's life. [Middle English religioun, from Old French
141291 -       religion, from Latin religio, religion-, perhaps from religare,
141292 -       to tie fast. See RELY.]
141294 -        ..
141295 -       rely ...[Middle English relien, to rally from Old French relier,
141296 -       from Latin religare, to bind fast : re-, re- + ligare, to bind;
141297 -       see leig- in Appendix.]
141299 -             ..
141300 -            Appendix p. 2111
141301 -
141302 -            leig. To bind. ...(Religion), Rely, from Latin ligare, to
141303 -            bind. [Pokorny 4. leig- 668.]
141305 -             ..
141306 -            Appendix p. 2121
141307 -
141308 -            re-. Also red-. Backward.  Latin combinning form conceiv-
141309 -            ably from Indo-European *wret, metathetical variant of
141310 -            *wert-, to turn (<"turned back"), an extended form of wer-.
141311 -            1. RE-, from Latin re-, red-, backward again....
141313 -  ..
141314 - This falling away in newer dictionaries of the original meaning of
141315 - religion demonstrates how an entire culture loses the alignment which
141316 - is the objective of religion, i.e., to provide eternal guidance to
141317 - objectives for good conduct that enable the community to succeed.
141318 -
141319 -    [On 940601 Father Sharp confirms religion comes from relegare.
141320 -    ref SDS 6 0001
141321 -
141322 -
141323 -
141324 -
141325 -
141326 -
141327 -
141328 -
141329 -
141330 -
141331 -
141332 -
141333 -
141334 -
141335 -
1414 -