[MD] MOQ and SOM

[John Carl]

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 12:23 AM, Ham Priday <hampday1 at verizon.net> wrote:


Evolution is the process of change in a system, generally in the direction
> of greater complexity.  The assumption that evolution has an esthetic or
> moral component is a speculative theory fostered largely by Pirsig.  I see
> no support for the notion that goodness or betterness is more complex than
> evil or worseness.


You see no support for the notion that it's more complicated for a chemistry
professor to eat, defecate, shelter himself and stay amused than it is to
dissolve into a puddle of organic compounds?

However, I will say that metaphysical propositions can be validated on their
> own merits, which typically are cogency or consistency with the theory as a
> whole, logical construction of the major postulates, and accommodation to
> (non-violation of) empirical principles.  The value of a metaphysical
> proposition is a subjective determination, inasmuch as metaphysics
> transcends experiential evidence.



Doesn't  "metaphysical propositions can be validated on their own merits"
mean "objectively"?  In which case, "The value of a metaphysical proposition
is a subjective determination" is a contradiction.  Which means objectively
speaking, your metaphysical proposition is non-cogent, inconsistent and
illogical and has no merit.   I place little value upon it, subjectively
speaking.

Thanks for making it all so clear, Ham!

John





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