From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Tue Apr 26 2005 - 16:34:20 BST
Hi Ham, MSH, All:
I guess that MSH and others who worship at the altar of science reject
Pirsig's statement concerning design and purpose in the universe:
"Dharma is Quality itself, the principle of 'rightness' which gives
structure and purpose to the evolution of all life and to the evolving
understanding of the universe which life has created." (Lila, 30)
Pirsig's conclusion fits nicely with the view of physicist Paul Davies
regarding intelligent design::
"The universe looks as if it is unfolding according to some plan or
blueprint. The input is the cosmic initial conditions, and the output is
organized complexity, or depth. The essential feature is that something of
value emerges as the result of processing according to some ingenious pre-
existing rules. The rules look as if they are the product of intelligent
design. My own inclination is to suppose that qualities such as ingenuity,
economy, beauty and so on have a genuine transcendent reality -- they are
not merely the product of human experience -- and that these qualities are
reflected in the structure of the natural world."
Principles, values, and plans all suggest that consciousness, not matter,
is foundational, a concept science is forbidden to accept because of its
blind faith in natural causes.
Best,
Platt
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