> [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. [Craig] 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. [Krimel] I've been through this about 20 times already. I would love to give Pirsig a pass on this and have said so many times but if you read chapter 11, I believe you will find he doesn't know what he is talking about. He invokes the Omega Point. He does offer a teleological explanation of evolution. He is arguing against Mach. Virtually everything he says in that chapter was 15 years out of date when he wrote it. In his interview with Baggini he repeats his errors. It is not as though he got wise and has repented. 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/
