Evangelical Predation

Eco-Relation (+,-)

Eco-Relations are expressed in ecological terms, in emotional reactions, and in subject-object interactions. They are also associated with the seasons of a particular period's development.

The ecological term for the evangelical stage is predation. The subject-object pair is related to this term. For instance, predation's pair (+,-) implies that the subject for that particular period benefits from the interaction while the object is damaged.

The emotional term associated with predation is evangelism. It generally implies a desire to convince others to try some kind of radical action which has recently been taken. The encouragement which abounds in such a Developmental Object? results from the need to convince others to obtain the perceived benefits.

Note to those for whom these terms carry emotional baggage:

If the term "predation" carries a negative connotation for you, please understand that such a connoted meaning is not intended to be implied here. Predation is a value-neutral term in the science of ecology. Predator-prey relations are necessary to most (if not all) functioning ecosystems. It is in this explicitly denoted sense that we use the terminology here.

Similarly, if "evangelism" has a connotative meaning for you (whether positive or negative), please understand that we do not mean to imply any such connotation here. We use the term to discuss that substage of the development of Developmental Objects? within a period where the Developmental Object is likely to tell others about the current balance and encourage others to adopt the balance for the advantages it offers.

Edward Haskell, the ecologist on whose work this system is partially based, felt those who impute a moral dimension to the predator-parasite axis were making a mistake which was responsible for many of the ideological misunderstandings of our current era (and perhaps of all history). We tend to agree with this analysis and ask you not to read your ideologies into parts of our code where we do not intend it.

Groups

Two Groups on the periodic table are associated with Evangelical Predation: Group IIA? and Group IIB?

See also Sacrificial Satisfaction, Commensal Laudation, EcoRelation and Spring.

— Scotus - 22 Apr 2001