I disagree with this because DNA is the formula that directs biology. — SonJnana
DNA is made up of smaller parts which themselves carry out directed activity. Biologist have not found the bottom.
Why don't you address the logic of my reply rather than referring to some conflicting opinion which you hold? — Metaphysician Undercover
At some point we could ask why physics is the way it is. We may never know. But how do we go from asking that to assuming there is an immaterial soul inside of us. And then we would ask is there then a soul in other animals? In plants? In bacteria? In viruses? Where do we draw the line, after assuming there even is an immaterial soul inside of us? — SonJnana
The development of science relies on an assumption of determinism — charleton
There are far too few human genes to account for the complexity of our inherited traits or for the vast inherited differences between plants, say, and people. — Rich
No. It most certainly does not rely on determinism. If it did we would still be denying Quantum Mechanics
What science relies on its:1) repeatabiity of certain phenomenon (call them habits of nature) 2) — Rich
Yes. In other words reliable understanding of cause and effect
— charleton
Some causes with approximate effects. One mustn't exaggerate for the goal seeking purpose to push a philosophy. — Rich
Quantum is just not yet understood. It's a failing of the way we model some aspect of reality. But does not challenge determinism; in fact it asserts its importance. — charleton
But we got to the moon without understanding it. We designed cars without understanding it and we built and even identified QM with an assumption of determinism. There would not even be any QM without that assumption. — charleton
This is the key phase. Ones eyes and ears should always perk up when "natural" is used. Just think Mind. — Rich
That's the important word. That's the substitution word for the action of the evolving Mind.
Natural Laws
Natural Selection
Natural Occurring changes
All are the Mind. — Rich
The way they are using naturally there is the same way they'd say if you drop an apple — SonJnana
I don't believe so. The way I'm reading it is as a "placeholder". That is, we all know we have minds but we aren't going to say it. Too much is at stake. — Rich
naturally is that how it could change — SonJnana
natural laws of physics — SonJnana
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