[MD] Chance v. Dynamic Quality

Ian Glendinning ian.glendinning at gmail.com
Fri Mar 13 01:44:47 PDT 2009


If Platt really did say

> [Platt]
> In the deterministic world of science, chance is a measure of ignorance. When a
> scientist doesn't know what causes a certain effect, like mind emerging from
> mud, the effect is attributed to chance...
>

No, no, no, no, no, no. That could not be further from the truth, a
measure of Platt's ignorance, whatever point Arlo was going on to make
about DQ and God    .... which I suspect I would agree with.

Chance is a measure of knowledge, it is a clear understanding of
exactly what can (and can't) be known. The very opposite of ignorance.
Ian



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