[MD] Sin Part 1

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Quoting Laird Bedore <lmbedore at vectorstar.com>:

> Hi Platt,
> 
> (Seriously) Thanks for writing this. It has really helped me understand 
> the love/hate relationship I have with your comments at times... You're 
> a clear Darwinian, "survival of the fittest" at heart. I used to be (at 
> least in ideas and words), but in time (and trauma) I found I didn't 
> practice what I preached. So I've been trying to match my preaching with 
> my practice and have found my practiced opinions to be quite different, 
> though a part of me still has an attachment to the Darwinist approach. 
> It certainly can be a quick way to get results! ;)
> 
> -Laird

Hi Laird,

What makes you think I'm a "clear Darwinian?" As you know, his theory (and
let's not forget it is a theory) concerns the biological level. I would 
characterize myself as a "Pirsigian" who believes the highest moral levels 
are those involving the individual -- the creator of intellect and art. Darwin
had precious little to say about either intellect or art.

 -Platt

    

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