Hi Risky:
> RISKY:
> Science's theory, though admitedly fantastic and counterintuitive, does
> benefit from being consistent with quantum theory and Heisenberg's
> uncertainty principle. It is the best theory so far, though subject to
> improvement as more knowledge comes along (more than likely considering the
> challenging subject matter) . To offer a theory that the universe started
> out of the "principle of rightness" is akin to saying "fairies started it"
> or " it was formed out of the ass of a giant ant" (an actual creation myth)
> or that "God built it." There is no scientific value in any of these. They
> are simply primitive, pre-intellectual attempts to explain away the
> question.
If you're satisfied with the "something from nothing" theory of creation,
be my guest. I find it no more convincing than the "ass of a giant ant"
theory. Why you think a creation theory must have "scientific value"
escapes me since science has utterly failed to explain values. At least
the "principle of rightness" has that much going for it, plus the entire
MOQ. (I gather you consider Pirsig's explanation of how life began to be
on a par with the African myth of vomit from the god Bumba.)
> Science is built upon the recognition of our ignorance and that we need to
> search for answers and to avoid unfalsifiable, authoritative dogma. What
> evidence have you that chance couldn't be a factor? Why do you want to put
> this explanation off limits if it is better than all others?
Because "chance" is unfalsifiable. As explained in the Discover
Magazine article, in quantum theory "anything can pop into existence." I
put chance not off limits so much as intellectually empty, bereft of
explanatory power.
Platt
P.S. Australian philosopher David Stove has knocked some serious
holes in Popper's "unfalsifiable" doctrine. Science is not immune to the
charge of "authoritarian dogma."
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