From: Patrick van den Berg (cirandar@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Oct 29 2002 - 22:52:18 GMT
Platt,
> Yes. Science runs smack into a monster self-contradiction by ascribing
>
> cause and effect explanations to all phenomena except what they claim
> occurs by chance. For instance, the Big Bang is explained as a
> causeless "fluctuation" in the quantum soup. So succeeding events fall
> into causation patterns for no cause whatsoever, a case of having your
> cake and eating it, too. For a discipline that prides itself on its
> logic,
> you would think they'd recognize and want to do something about this
> metaphysical dilemma.
Does this mean you don't think 'chance' exists? That you NOT winning the
lottery is -well, not DETERMINED, because you seem to disbelieve in this
too- but is some Quality or Purpose event? Hm... determinism vs. chance.
Indeed, those are huge meta-concepts in science. But I see something of
the MoQ-perspective here. Thanks.
Greetings, Patrick.
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