[MD] in defence of the "relative"

[Joseph Maurer]

On 11/28/09 8:25 PM, "markhsmit" <markhsmit at aol.com> wrote:

Hi Mark,

If existence is perpetual How could we ever know that?  I know unask the
question.  Does existence come in levels?  I know unask the question.  What
is growing?  Unask the question.  Metaphysics becomes unask the question.
What is left?  Unask the question! Imho.

Joe

> Hi Joe,
> There is an alternative to a creator.  That is that everything has
> always existed.  Our notion of birth comes from our own.  This has
> indeed been used to postulate a big bang as the beginning.  It is
> quite possible that the universe is static.  That is it has always existed.
> No creation needed.  However, there is continual flux. Rise and decline,
> appearance disappearance.  Evolution as a metaphor is flawed because
> it assumes a pressure forcing evolution.  If Quality is evolving, what is the
> pressure causing the evolution?  I think Pirsig confuses evolution with 
> growth.
> 
> Just MHO,
> Mark