[MD] Emergent Consciousness

[Case]

> Ian says - Never even remotely held such a view. Did you read the
> mail, the semantics, not the words ? Existence depends on interactions
> between things - aka Quality. All else is emergent.
> 
> As I say can we even get to first base ?


[Platt]
Not unless you can explain interactions of what to what, how things 
magically "emerge," and why. You seem to think we should all just take 
your word for whatever is and not question your beliefs at all. So how 
about an answer to a specific question. Do rocks respond to DQ?  Of 
course, if you'd rather not answer . . .

[Case]
>From Pirsig's point of view you could say a rock responds to DQ during an
earthquake or an avalanche or when some lad picks it up and sends it
skipping across a mountain stream.