[MD] Flying Spagetti Monsters

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Gene M <boredandunstable at gmail.com>:

 
> An idea just occured to me! If you want a nice trapdoor emergency escape
> from the logical corner you've built up around yourself, just assume that
> all matter is aware. Since in the MOQ inorganic matter can be said to make
> Quality decisions, it must be aware of Quality. Thus as long as it is aware
> of itself, the universe drives on, irregardless of "higher" beings observing
> it. As long as it can observe itself, everything is fine.
> 
> Uh-oh! Now Platt's gonna barge in and accuse me of animism!! Crap! Better
> run while I can.

Run if you wish, but believing that all matter is aware is not animism. Atoms
can be aware of other inorganic entities without being aware of elephants. It's
animism when you start believing that pieces of driftwood talk to people or
that you can make it rain by dancing around in circles to the beat of a drum.

 





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