On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 12:23 AM, Ham Priday <[email protected]> wrote:
Evolution is the process of change in a system, generally in the direction > of greater complexity. The assumption that evolution has an esthetic or > moral component is a speculative theory fostered largely by Pirsig. I see > no support for the notion that goodness or betterness is more complex than > evil or worseness. You see no support for the notion that it's more complicated for a chemistry professor to eat, defecate, shelter himself and stay amused than it is to dissolve into a puddle of organic compounds? However, I will say that metaphysical propositions can be validated on their > own merits, which typically are cogency or consistency with the theory as a > whole, logical construction of the major postulates, and accommodation to > (non-violation of) empirical principles. The value of a metaphysical > proposition is a subjective determination, inasmuch as metaphysics > transcends experiential evidence. Doesn't "metaphysical propositions can be validated on their own merits" mean "objectively"? In which case, "The value of a metaphysical proposition is a subjective determination" is a contradiction. Which means objectively speaking, your metaphysical proposition is non-cogent, inconsistent and illogical and has no merit. I place little value upon it, subjectively speaking. Thanks for making it all so clear, Ham! John > > 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/ > -- ------------ Doing Good IS Being ------------ 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/
