Part I - David Greve

systems get a varied treatment in society: Their acception
varies, partly they aren't noticed. Nevertheless, this
doesn't state anything about their users.
Thus, in a society latent systems can have a much higher
number of bearers and users than organized ones. There
is also no statement about functionality and effectivity.
Both can exist to a high degree – nevertheless, the social
notification can be refused.
A change to latent systems normally is a reliable sign for
a small effectivity of the organized value systems.
Individual systems can be considered as latent systems,
too. Here, also the systems of the bearers must be
distinguished sharply. The bearer must not be
identificated with the happening realization of the values
immediately. As a general rule, he only puts a subsystem
into practice. But also when the usage of only a few
patterns is known, his whole „manner“ hasn't been
detected.
The theory of value systems must necessarily leave the
old characterology. This has a big relevance in theology
for the question of the form of the renewal of man.
Another consequence of this knowledge is the principal
renouncement of an immediate judgement about persons
because the pre- and after-arrangement of values don't
support a conclusion about the type and importance of
the whole defining system and about the number and type
of the subsystems belonging to the system. Even in the
popular process of judgement, rash prejudices are
corrected with the remark: He – she can also be
completely different.
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