@A_P_Mason OTOH, living processes aren't random-walkers, but ferocious optimizers; this emerges from general selection.
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@St_Rev Do you think the things that are best at existing are good? If so, are they good because they're good at existing, or -
@St_Rev because they actually match your idea of the good? -
@A_P_Mason When did I mention 'good'? -
@St_Rev I suppose you didn't. In that case, I can't think of what we disagree on, although it certainly seems like we're disagreeing. -
@A_P_Mason Maybe! -
@St_Rev Possibly Daoism is just philosophical pessimism with a smile. -
@A_P_Mason More like western philosophical pessimism is a misunderstanding of Daoism (and Buddhism). -
@St_Rev To be fair, we're not trying to be Daoist. - 10 more replies
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