Rod <ramrod@madasafish.com> wrote:
>Glen
>
>
>you're right of course..Pirsig intended dynamic to mean changable, but
>looking further, is it not from this that science becomes so powerful....
No. Being dynamic is not enough.
>
>I do think that Pirsig has the highest regard for science, but it is not the
>only sun in his world.. as it is to many
If you study carefully what Pirsig has to say about science, you'll find
he has very ambivalent attitudes about it.
>
>Without the pursuit of science, Pirsig would never have written a book, I
>could never communicate with you etc. etc...
Sure.
>
>Surely one of the main aims of ZMM and Lila, is to reconcile science &
>technology with art, religion and philosophy, through the use of a larger
>value system "quality".
Yep.
> Who Is Capra??
Fritjof Capra is a physicist and systems theorist. He wrote an influential
book in the 70's called The Tao of Physics which, according to his website, "challenges much of conventional wisdom by demonstrating striking
parallels between ancient mystical traditions and the discoveries of
20th century physics." You would probably groove with this guy. I didn't.
>...I find myself aligning with Platt, there are absolutes (truths)
>For example:-
>1. time always moves forward
>2. light moves away from an object at C - the speed of light, C (the
>constant) may change , but light will still move away from an object at C
>3. each dimension in the universe runs at an equal angle away from all
>others
>I'd like to see anyone counter these
#1 seems to be true, but we can't be sure. No law of physic demands this.
As to #2, C varies depending on the medium light passes through. It goes
fastest in a vacuum. I'm not exactly sure what you are claiming is
absolute here. Are you talking about special relativity?
#3 Huh? New one on me, Rod.
Glenn
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