[MD] Bo's right! For all the wrong reasons? (Part2)

[David Thomas]

Hi Platt,

> 
> Another way to look at the evolution of levels is to presume the inorganic
> level possessed the seeds of life which blossomed into dominance of that
> level. 
> Likewise, human societies contained the seeds of intellect which grew to
> dominate that level. So, I wouldn't be too quick to throw the baby out with
> the 
> bathwater. 
> 
I'm aware of the religious arguments to this affect for both life and/or
mind before the inorganic. I have also read Alexander's nonreligious
approach that claims that some tiny degree of life can be described
mathematically even at the quantum level. I don't understand it, but I know
it's out there. I certainly have no problem considering "seeds of intellect"
at the biological level then we might be getting some where. But I can't
claim to know where "where" is :-)

Dave

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