From: ian glendinning (psybertron@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Jul 03 2005 - 10:43:08 BST
Just a quick "test" first Platt - to see what point we're starting from ..
Let's start lower down the levels - Living biological level has
evolved out of physical level, even though there was no "life" in the
physical ? Do you buy that for starters ?
Ian
On 7/1/05, Platt Holden <pholden@sc.rr.com> wrote:
> Hi Ian,
>
> > (2) the point about levels of quality within the intellectual layer,
> > is an illustration of an earlier point I explained very badly, about
> > "everything comes in layers, including the layers". What we have is a
> > deep scale of innumerable "onion skins" - where we draw hard lines to
> > separate particular distinct layers (like intellectual or social) we
> > are imposing or recognising some emergent property that is not part of the
> > underlying "quality" itself. Qaulity is relative - by definition - some is
> > higher than others - end of story.
>
> Sometime if have the time and inclination would you explain the concept of
> "emergent properties?" Is there a causal, scientific explanation for
> properties suddenly appearing that weren't there before? Thanks.
>
> Platt
>
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