[MD] Dawkins a Materialist (is watching?)

[ian glendinning]

Platt, you said
"So science in general seems to be of two minds."

The point is that science is of many minds, far more than two.
(That's how you can tell it's science rather than dogmatic religion.)

The "collapse of the wave function" metaphor (with or without the
observer participation, etc) involves plenty more issues that just "do
you agree or don't you ?" It's far more contentious than that. Would
that life were that simple.

Ian

On 1/22/07, pholden at davtv.com <pholden at davtv.com> wrote:
> Quoting Micah <micah at roarkplumbing.com>:
>
> > Platt,
> >
> > That is not the prevailing view of science. Both science and religion begin
> > with the unproven assumption that reality exists independent of humans.
>
> Well a lot of scientists do buy that assumption, but some of the quantum guys
> say observation collapses the wave function to create the world we know.
> So science in general seems to be of two minds. I'm not sure about religion.
>
> > Which is an assumption Pirsig does not make.
>
> He doesn't?
>
> > Why do you make that assumption?
>
> Because I find no evidence that the termites who may be feasting on the foundation
> of my house depend on my observation for their existence.
>
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