[MD] Dawkins a Materialist (is watching?)

[David M]

Arlo

how do you know that?

David M

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From: "Arlo Bensinger" <ajb102 at psu.edu>
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Subject: Re: [MD] Dawkins a Materialist (is watching?)


> [David M to Case]
> What makes the levels then? Organisation.
> 
> [Arlo]
> What I'd interject here as a point of emphasis is that "organisation" 
> is an emergent phenomenon in the MOQ. That is, cells don't sit down 
> and decide to organize themselves into a human body (or a dog, or a 
> platypus...). That is, the "cell" has no idea whatsoever of the 
> "body" that emerges from its collective behavior (or organization).
> 
> So while organization (or collective activity, or even "organisation" 
> :-)) on a lower level gives rise to upper level patterns, it is not a 
> planned, deliberate activity to do so.
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