the statement that such a link will never be found is in fact a scientific
statement if one applies strict rules of scientific enquiry.
the first of those rules in "what are we talking about"?
and it is this question that the Master is addressing, imho.
>>if<< man is a spiritual being, then no physical evidence of his existence at
>>point x can ever be found.
manifestations of his >emergence< as a spiritual being interacting with a
material existence can be found by my definitions, 100,000 years ago. it is
quite possible that this date can be pushed back.
>>if<< man is a material being, then, again, no "missing link" can be found,
for the reasons u present.
in my pov, the Master is addressing the argument that there is some material
construct that materially appears in man at some recognisable point making him
"man" and n ot "ape." and He is saying such an ar gument is false.
the discussion materialist/spiritualist is in my pov a discussion about the
direction from which manifestations of attributes emerge...as either artifacts
of inherently automated chemical processes, or from another plane, percepitble
only thru the artifacts produced by the interaction.
it is essentially the same argument as arguing for the location of "mind".
and again, imho, those arguing that mind >>comes from<< brain are mistaking
how for why.
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