Peter: I agree that a metaphysics ought to explain how life began, and Pirsig does so in Chapter 11 of LIla. You may not agree with his account, but to me it makes a lot more sense than the scientific account of "oops."
Platt > Peter: > > I accept that the most accurate philosophical point to be made about the > wall is that it is an experience. > What do you think would be the first principle or primary axiom of the > MoQ? > Thinking about that is very difficult because straight away the terms I > might use would all come after that first principle. > I think the MoQ must correspond or be able to account for Darwinian > evolution. > The MoQ is anthropocentric in it's effective limitation of Social and > Intellectual realms to people, which I am not happy with. > I think that emotional thinking is the characteristic of the Social > realm > and that should include other animals. > MoQ should be a metaphysical account of how life began as well as how it > develops. > > Apologies for skipping from one idea to the other. > > Ron: > To posit how life began can be nothing but speculation, > we may observe how life develops, personally the usefulness > of the knowledge of how life began is superfluous to the value > of it's development. I think the MoQ allows for observation > of the value play between levels throughout different species. > > What defines the levels differs, dependant on the species observed, > since > we may only know our own with any definitive accuracy, consequently > we may only use our own interpretations as any kind of reference. > > To expect MoQ to "be a metaphysical account of how life began as well as > how it develops." > is kinda undercutting what the MoQ is ultimately about. > > > > > > > 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/ 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/
