[MD] Social level for humans only

[plattholden at gmail.com]

Answering the question, "Do atoms experience?" Pirsig wrote:

"I think the answer is that inorganic objects experience events but do not 
react to them biologically socially or intellectually.  They react to these 
experiences inorganically, according to the laws of physics." (LS,30)

As for consciousness, I've always equated "experience" with "consciousness."
Perhaps someone can make the case that there's a difference.

Platt 



On 27 Aug 2010 at 17:41, David Thomas wrote:

On 8/27/10 4:12 PM, "David Buchanan" <dmbuchanan at hotmail.com> wrote:

>[DMB]
> The MOQ says that even subatomic particles can express preferences....
[Dave]
Subatomic particles valuing certain other subatomic particle relationships
does not mean....
>[DMB]
> and greater and greater degrees of consciousness unfold throughout the whole
>evolutionary  process.
[Dave]
I think this is PROJECTION of a type that even Marsha wouldn't understand.
I defy you to find any of RMP's quotes that have the word "consciousness" in
them that would lead anybody to this conclusion.

So what you are proposing as your theory of reality is that quarks are
conscious? What next? Equal rights for quarks? What about gay quarks getting
married? 

> [DMB before]
> Gents, there is some real philosophical meat in all this. And I'd be happy to
> discuss it in a reasonable manner.

This is what you call reasonable?

Dave