[Pirsig]
> the sun's heat decays...
> What on earth causes the inorganic compounds to go the other way?
> It isn't the sun's energy. We just saw what the sun's energy did.
> It has to be something else. 

[Krimel]
> I seriously can't imagine anyone who studies biology or basic physics
> failing to understand that life on earth is a direct result of the 
> constant influx of solar radiation on our planet's surface.

Pirsig isn't claiming that the sun's energy isn't a NECESSARY part of
the existence of life on earth.  But it cannot be the SOLE factor, since
the sun's energy also is part of decay.
Craig



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