[MD] Dawkins a Materialist (is watching?)

[MarshaV]

At 03:30 AM 1/20/2007, Case wrote:
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>Then in Chapter 5 after a discussion of anthropology when he talks about
>resistance he is likely to get over attempting to create a metaphysics. He
>says:
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>"Since a metaphysics is essentially a kind of dialectical definition and
>since Quality is essentially outside definition, this means that a
>'Metaphysics of Quality' is essentially a contradiction in terms, a logical
>absurdity.
>It would be almost like a mathematical definition of randomness. The more
>you try to say what randomness is the less random it becomes. Or 'zero,' or
>'space' for that matter."

Thanks Case,

I've been very conscious of the Chapter 5 quote.  I'll have to do 
some thinking on the quote from Chapter 2.  Interesting, the thinking 
experience, it's both the cure and the disease.

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