Hi Mark,

I thought I'd sent this before, but obviously it didn't work, so I'll send it again.

Mark 10-10-06: I'm not sure everything does aim for DQ.

David responds:I'm pretty sure it does.

Mark 10-10-06: It appears there  may 
be evolutionary dead ends that are going nowhere having latched in a  
particularly static fashion.

David responds: Yes, but there is always DQ, it is simultaneously every-where and nowhere.

Mark 10-10-06: This introduces a potential misunderstanding.
A. DQ as the goal of cosmological evolution, if you will. And...
B. DQ as the goal of the code of Art.

David responds:As you know I think A implies B.

Mark 10-10-06: Above all, the code of Art is excellence, a term i think you should  
introduce into your formalised description.

David responds:Excellence to me, is just another word for quality.  Everything is quality, even things with a lot of static quality still have quality.  The Code of Art on the other hand says that DQ should be followed.

Mark 10-10-06: It sounds counter intuitive to state that some Inorganic patterns are  
excellent, but if there is one Inorganic pattern which may be described as  
excellent, it seems to be the Carbon Atom. It's mind bogglingly excellent in  it's 
ability to bond with other atoms.

David responds: I agree it's excellent/quality.

Mark 10-10-06: Carbon has lead to DNA which has driven Organic evolution for Billions of  
years against the forces of Inorganic matter.
Excellence increases up the levels until our linguistic patterns no longer  
sound counter intuitive when we contemplate social and intellectual excellence, 
 but the excellence we are contemplating may have had its analogues in  
previous levels.
This view harmonises A and B.
The particularly static stands in a relationship to the excellent as chaos  
stands in a relationship to excellence. (But it may be wise to leave that alone 
 for the time being!)

David responds: And what do you mean by this last sentence?  

Cheers,

David.