> [Platt]
> "So today we have as a result a theory of evolution
> in which "man" is
> ruthlessly controlled by the cause-and-effect laws
> of the universe while
> the particles of his body are not. The absurdity of
> this seems to be
> neglected." (Lila, 11)
> Pirsig doesn't attribute evolution to God, but like
> those who advocate
> intelligent design, he see absurdities in the
> current scientific consensus.
> [Krimel]
> The absurdity results from clinging to a 19th
> century view of causality.
> Particles obey probabilistic laws. So do biological
> organisms.
Krimel, I'm glad to see that somebody else views
this quote of Pirsig in the light you do. Also,
Pirsig discusses, it might be in this very chapter
quoted above, how cause can be replaced with value and
it doesn't subtract from the meaning, but actually
enhances the meaning of what is happening.
SA
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