Hi Platt,
Platt: > Sorry, I don't follow your argument. You say purpose is something that goes > on > within the universe. Is not what goes on within the universe (life) also > part > of the universe? And if a part, is it not correct to say the universe > exhibits > purpose? > > IMO purpose doesn't have to stand outside the universe for us to say the > universe is purposeful. To deny the universe is purposeful is a self- > contradictory because the denial itself presupposes purpose in making the > denial. Steve: The is no doubt that I have a purpose in denying that the universe has a purpose or rather in denying that "does the universe have a purpose?" is a well-formulated question. If you want to say that "the universe has a purpose" follows from the fact that things in the universe have lots and lots of purposes...well, if that's all you mean, you won't find any disagreement anywhere. Platt: > Certainly the MOQ posits universal purpose -- towards betterness. Steve: But what is the purpose of purpose, what is the purpose of betterness? I think questions of purpose dissolves when you stop looking for THEE purpose and recognize that everything have lots and lots of purposes. Best, Steve 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/md/archives.html
