[Platt] In retrospect what I see is a pull to greater levels of versatility and freedom, from amoeba to man.
[Krimel] If we look hard at the moon we can see a face there. This "pull" you see is the same kind of illusion. The increase in complexity we see on earth results from the inflow of solar radiation the chance combination of elements and conditions found here. DQ is the change and chance that drive the process but it can not determine the static outcomes in advance. > [Krimel] > Perhaps you can explain what Pirsig meant here: > > "Since a metaphysics is essentially a kind of dialectical definition and > since Quality is essentially outside definition, this means that a > 'Metaphysics of Quality' is essentially a contradiction in terms, a > logical absurdity. It would be almost like a mathematical definition of. > randomness. > The more you try to say what randomness is the less random it becomes." [Platt] Pirsig explains that any metaphysics including a Metaphysics of Quality "injures" the mystic understanding of reality. But as an intellectual activity we do it anyway. [Krimel] Which has nothing to do with the quote but ok. [Platt] Pirsig explains what this means: "Because of his different metaphysical orientation Phaedrus saw instantly that those seemingly trivial, unimportant, "spur of the moment" decisions that Mayr was talking about, the decisions that directed the progress of evolution are, in fact. Dynamic Quality itself. Dynamic Quality, the source of all things, the pre- intellectual cutting edge of reality, always appears as "spur of the moment" Where else could it. appear?" (Lila, 11) [Krimel] Thanks for pointing this out it is exactly what I have been saying; DQ _is_ the "spur of the moment" chance event. And the summation of those chance events is the source of all thing, etc. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
