>enoonan <enoonan@kent.edu> wrote:
>
>>Glenn,
>>
>>>According to Pirsig, the MOQ happily supports both creationism and
>>>Darwinian evolution (presumably without contradiction). This is the MOQ
>>>Enlightenment band-aid at work.
>>
>>Where does Pirsig say anything about MoQ supporting
>>creationism?
>>
>>
>>Erin
>
>PIRSIG: (Lila, ch. 11, p. 166 paperback)
> Natural selection is Dynamic Quality at work.
> There is no quarrel whatsoever between the Metaphysics of Quality
> and the Darwinian Theory of Evolution.
> Neither is there a quarrel between the Metaphysics of Quality and the
> "teleological" theories which insist that life has some purpose. What
> the MOQ has done is unite these opposed doctrines within a larger
> metaphysical structure that accomodates both of them without
> contradiction.
>
Glenn,
that's really stretching it--teleology does not equal creationism.
Creationism is about there being a designer or creator.
Evolution is about a creative process.
You can tag teleology on to both but they
will mean very different things.
Erin
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