Mark, Evolution in one aspect representing an 'intellectual pattern', in another aspect evolution representing 'ever-changing'... Since your "main thrust" was to question 'theory', I can only invite you to please explain your theory on 'theory'.
Marsha On Dec 7, 2011, at 10:10 AM, 118 wrote: > Hi Marsha, > > Yes many hold evolution to be of high value. Being involved in science I > question it in the same way you question the reality of the reification of > concepts. That is all I am trying to say, for scientific scrutiny is fitting > data within a conjectured model. Until a better model comes around evolution > is the way things exist. My main thrust was to question what does this > theory do for us. > > Sent laboriously from an iPhone, > Mark > > On Dec 7, 2011, at 5:12 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Mark, >> >> As I said I find the nature of all patterns far more fascinating than >> evolution in particular. But let me this about evolution. It has, in >> general, held up under scientific scrutiny. I have restated the idea that >> the way to approach the UltimateTruth is through proving something false. >> Well, the scientific method isn't perfect, it has become far too social, but >> still it does try to test its hypotheses by proving them false. So as >> patterns go, I find it a high value pattern. >> >> >> Marsha >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 7, 2011, at 1:30 AM, MarshaV wrote: >> >>> Mark, >>> >>> I find your question uninteresting. What is far more interesting to me is >>> the nature of static quality: all patterns. That patterns, whether >>> inorganic, biological, social or intellectual, are conditionally >>> co-dependent, impermanent, ever-changing and conceptualized. That >>> static quality exists in stable patterns relative to other patterns. >>> Patterns depend upon innumerable causes and conditions (patterns), depend >>> upon parts and the collection of parts (patterns), depend upon conceptual >>> designation (patterns). Patterns have no independent existence. Further, >>> these patterns represent "what works" depending upon on an individual's >>> static pattern of life history. >>> >>> Why I hold evolution to be a high value intellectual static pattern of >>> value is not a significant question, imho. >>> >>> >>> Marsha >>> >>> >>> Marsha >>> >>> 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
