[MD] neener neener

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Steve:
This quote does lend some support for your view of metaphysics as a
worldview rather than as philosophy. If metaphysics is a worldview,
then one cannot escape metaphysics. But if metaphysics is the attempt
to get past appearances to reality as it really is, then we don't have
to do metaphysics. We don't have to play "reality seems like this, but
it is actually the interplay of fire, water, earth, and wind" or
matter and energy or absolute mind or even Quality. In fact, I see the
MOQ is an anti-metaphysics in this regard. It says that that we should
stop playing "reality seems like this but is really...." and instead
just pay attention.

Steve:
Platt has tried to paint your veiw of emergence as "oops" while your
view of emergence is more like "aha." I haven't read most of this
thread, but I'm fairly certain that he has you wrong when he says that
you are promoting a view of the universe as the product of chance. I
think you've just been saying that though the creative process is
unpredictable, it is the accumulation of preferences rather than rolls
of dice.

Ron:
Some succinct to the point posts. You really zero in on the central
themes. Nice stuff and good points.