[MD] Dawkins quotes RMP on religion

[ian glendinning]

DM et al ...

the key word being "useful" ie pragmatic (even if) not fundamental.

Ian

On 5/1/08, David M <davidint at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >>> [Krimel]
> >>> I don't think it makes sense to talk about DQ like this at all. DQ is
> >>> not
> >>> a thing or a force. It is a property of Quality. It has descriptive
> >>> value
> >>> not causal efficacy.
> >
> > DM: I think DQ is more fundamental than SQ, as SQ is just a special
> > case of dynamic qualities, i.e ones that are repeating. That qualities
> > come and go and seem to interact with each other is what we mean
> > by force is it not?
> >
> > [Krimel]
> > Exactly, just as order is a special case of chaos. As a matter of personal
> > preference I think it makes sense to retain a distinction between the two
> > but I agree the distinction is artificial.
> >
>
> DM: Yep, nonetheless the distinction remains unavoidably useful.
>
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