[MD] A universe fit for man
ARLO J BENSINGER JR
ajb102 at psu.edu
Sat Mar 22 10:02:51 PDT 2008
[Arlo previously]
At some instance in the past, "man" spontaneously came into being in
more-or-less the form he is today. At this moment, man's consciousness
"created" the universe.
If we can forgo (for the moment) the details, would you say that this is
more-or-less correct? If not, can you correct it and provide me with a
similarly short and succinct synopsis of your ideas on this?
[Ham]
"Spontaneously" implies independently or unconditionally, and you must
understand that I consider existence both conditional and relational.
[Arlo]
What would you say instead?
[Ham]
I let the anthropologists decide how Homo sapiens evolved as a distinct
species, and to what extent early man differed from modern man. It isn't my
expertise or purpose to quarrel with evolutionist theory.
[Arlo]
I would think this is a critical component of your thesis, Ham. If "man"
existed in some "no man" form first, what was the purpose? Because this implies
"existence" and "no man" co-occurring. So if the universe did not exist before
man, man simply could not have evolved, and must have appeared "fully formed".
No?
You've repeated your thesis at moderate length, but I am wondering if you could
give me a short version, like I've started with above, that would explain this
to me. Or is that something you'd say would be impossible?
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