[MD] Chance

[Marsha]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Krimel" <Krimel at Krimel.com>
To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MD] Chance


>> Krim: It allows an purely naturalistic universe in which things
>> evolve slowly from the bottom up.
>>
>> DM: Does anyone here disagree?
>>
>> [Krimel]
>> I suspect some do but do they? Anyone? Anyone?
>
> [Marsha]
> I do not like the top-down or bottom-up model.  I like the Net Of Jewels
> Model:  The universe is uncaused, like a net of jewels in which each is 
> only
>
> the reflection of all the others in a fantastic interrelated harmony 
> without
>
> end.
>
> [Krimel]
> Could just be me but this makes not a bit of sense. I can't for the life 
> of
> me see the middle way between top down and bottom up leading anywhere.

Greetings Krimel,

I haven't taken the net of jewels model to represent the middle way.  It's 
how I see it, 'interconnected reflections', or interconnected, overlapping 
patterns.  I have never been terribly comfortable with a hierarchical 
structure because it forbids the possibility of overlapping categories. 
Though, it is favored in the sciences, isn't it?  And very patriarchal. 
Besides, where is it you want to be lead?  Who's on top?  How utterly 
boring?

Marsha