DM, >From what I have gathered on this I think Whitehead makes the same mistake as Plato in thinking the world of forms (primordial nature of God) is more real than the grubby one we live in. I prefer to think the world of forms is abstracted from this one by scrubbing off the rough edges.
Krimel ------------------------- Krim Good point I think, cos Whitehead addressed this himself I believe. You have to cut to the key aspects and zoom in and out. DM ------------------------------ >> [Krimel] >> Any idea why Whitehead felt the need to explain ongoing creation instant >> by >> instant? It would seem that beyond the initial mystery of the Big Bang >> and >> the creation of space/time things roll along pretty smoothly. >> > > DM: Sure I covered this, because every situation has a large number > of possible futures and each moment requires a decision-event as to which > of the many possibles becomes the next actual situation. And as > Shimon Malin points out, quantum theory agrees. > > [Krimel] > True enough but having to metaphysically analyze moment to moment not only > a > whole new universe but a whole new set of rules for it gets really old > really quick. The assumption of continuity between the past, present and > future seems not only pragmatically justified but a real time saver. > > It's like I don't mind the occasional probing question but only up until > the > point that a migraine sets in. > > 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/
