John,

You’re quite right that Douglas’ analysis was micro-economic and that his analysis is what lead to his macro-economic conclusion of A + B which was a beautiful example of integrative thought that probably no economist has equaled since,….but that doesn’t really have anything to do with a misunderstanding about the macro-economic/aggregate/general NATURE of the discount mechanism. You saying that reformers in New Zealand have debated/examined the discount for years and found it too complex tells me that they all have the same misunderstanding of its nature as you do. It. IS. NOT. COMPLEX. What is complex is the fragmented nature of the modern mind habituated to ONLY the dualistic/objective scientific mindset, and/or forces who have a conscious agenda to maintain their own position of power claiming complexity where it doesn’t exist, and many others who have unconsciously swallowed that line of thinking.

Wisdom, the integrative mindset and ethic, is the remedy to this, and Grace being the pinnacle natural/personal/psychological experience of Wisdom is the unifying concept that the modern mind must become aware of….in order to resolve all of the conflict, domination, converging crises and irrational counter intention that swirls around us now.

Is this “heifer dust” or some “airy fairy” irrelevance? What bull shit! Wisdom is the observation and integration of inner and outer truths and policies aligned with those conclusions (actually looked at as opposed to relating to a subject or situation via some prior and usually non-integrated and so half truthful orthodoxy). Hence Wisdom by definition cannot be an incomplete analysis and so cannot be irrelevant.

Let me give you an historical example of non-integrative thinking misinterpreting Wisdom. Hegel was wise. His dialectic was the essence of integrative logic itself. Modern, non-integrative, merely scientific and hence by definition Dumb sons of bitches like Marx, Engles, Lenin etc. et al (and their various dunces on the right who were of course quick to non-integratively and violently oppose them) came along and made Hegel’s wisdom dialectical materialism. That errant arrogant obsessively dualistic stupidity, failure to integrate science with spirituality and so accomplish the thirdness of a synthesis was responsible for probably hundreds of millions of deaths not to mention no actual progress.

The world cries out for and requires Wisdom and its pinnacle result Grace. Understanding Grace threads the needle every time. Why? Because it includes, encompasses and integrates both dualism and thirdness-unity. Understanding Grace is understanding the Cosmic Code, namely an integrated Duality within an integrative Trinity-Unity. If you’re an agnostic or atheist ignore the religionists who are happy to talk about God’s Grace forever and a day while continually falling back into opposing and intolerant Duality in the process. If you’re a Christian, Buddhist, or whatever ignore the scientistic who are happy to commit the same error. Just clear the definition of integration in your mind and keep integrating. Sooner or later you’ll integrate whatever is hanging you up mentally and you’ll experience the unitary state known as Grace. Beliefs are “filthy rags”. Experience is everything.