KO, > In Lila Chapter 11 Pirsig said 'There is no quarrel whatsoever between > the > Metaphysics of Quality and the Darwinian Theory of Evolution';
In the next sentence he said, "Neither is there a quarrel between the Metaphysics of Quality and the "teleological" theories which insist that life has some purpose." [KO] >despite > this > you say you reject the idea that species can evolve into new species, > however you accepted that finches beaks can change to adapt to their > environment; when asked how you think this happens you answered > 'Whatever > Darwin said'. You appear to contradict yourself. Please explain, > otherwise > i can only draw the conclusion that you were being deliberately > disingenuous. Changing finch beak sizes to adjust to changes in the environment is a far cry from the birth of a entirely new bird species, like ducks. What is missing from Darwin's view of evolution that relies on small physical changes are intermediary forms in the fossil record that ought to be there, leading to entirely new species. Other questions about Darwinian evolution have also been raised by credible scientists. But there's no point in arguing about it here. The MOQ accepts both accidental and purposeful theories of evolution. Platt . 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/
