[Ham] He bases his ontology on the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that the usable energy in the universe diminishes over time and that the most probable state for any natural system in one of disorder. Some scientists believe this refutes the theory of biological evolution. Here's one:
[Krimel] Actually, Pirsig expresses sympathy for this ridiculous idea. I suspect that the number of biologists who subscribe to this is vanishingly small. And hopeful the subscribers are unemployed. I find it offensive that you use this Gish fool as an example. You cite him as associated with UCLA. I am sure many at UCLA are embarrassed that he got a BA there. They probably don't like to be reminded. He is in a fact associated with the Institute for Creation Research which has long been recognized as a religious organization with no scientific credibility whatever. Statements like the one you offer have never had weight with any but the ignorant or the stupid. I have long been willing to credit Pirsig with ignorance. You on the other hand... 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/
