Quoting Ron Kulp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> [Ron]
> Platt, thanks for responding. Pirsig has defined betterness as change
> and change has been compared with
> evolution or growth. How do you feel about drawing the conclusion of DQ
> equating with evolution?
> or do you feel this is a stretch.
I have some problems with Darwinian evolution because it attributes change
to chance mutations and changes in the the environment. The probabilities
of dice-throwing resulting in even the complexity of a cell are astronomical.
Also,
while watching a show about penguins last night I was struck by how efficient
their
"wings" were uses as flippers underwater, leading me to wonder if maybe birds
didn't evolve from fish. I've also wondered why monkeys who jump from tree
branch
to tree branch high in the forest canopy didn't evolve wings. The stories
evolutionists tell us, like dinosaurs sprouting feathers to help them run, are
just as speculative and fanciful.
Anyway, DQ goes a couple of steps beyond evolution in attributing growth not
only to exterior surfaces like skin and bones, but of interior awareness and
consciouness, leading to the evolution of the social, intellectual and artistic
levels of which Darwin hadn't a clue. If you listen to the Darwinists, the
highest level on the tree of life is occupied by the walrus.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Platt
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