Scott E. Antes wrote:
> I wanted to say something earlier, but too many students this semester! I'm
> not sure what this has to do with PD, but: I do not know Dr. Lanza, nor have I
> read his work, so I am going strictly by the interview posted on this list.
> This is not--by any stretch of the imagination--a biocentric universe.
> Biology is a relative latecomer to the big picture. Plus, of all matter that
> exists in our universe, biology makes up only a tiny fraction. Most of the
> universe is void of life, and--as best we know--always has been.
>
> If Dr. Lanza is saying that we humans basically construct and reconstruct our
> universe (actually, our *notion* of the universe) as we gain more knowledge
> and understanding of it--and as previous notions get pushed aside, then all of
> us in the scientific community would agree. It's all a matter of operating
> under the current paradigm (either social or scientific).
>
> Time and space. Time and space and life are about the only three absolute
> truths in existence. The devout Buddhist might say that even these are simply
> illusion. Thus, humans define these terms in all sorts of cultural ways.
> Whether illusion or truth, we practical people have to recognize that we work
> within their infinite borders. Infinite for time and space, that is. Not for
> life. Life begins and ends, whereas time and space do not. A biocentric
> universe? Hardly.
>
> Scott Antes
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>> I think Dr. Lanza is one smart guy. I never did believe "time" was real.
>> Ray
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> Scott E. Antes
> Department of Anthropology
> Northern Arizona University
> Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200
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> Sign me up for any thing Scott E. Antes is teaching.
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I'd like to hear more from him. Time may not be real Ray, but you
and Scott are.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
> *Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977) *
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