Re: [asa] An Evolutionary Theory of Right and Wrong

Isn't that a bit begging the question to state that life,
consciousness and rationality cannot be derived from the purely
physical? In fact, if concepts of right and wrong require life, then
is this question not similar to 'if a tree falls in a forrest and
there is noone to witness it, does it make any noise?"

On Nov 1, 2006, at 12:41 PM, Alexanian, Moorad wrote:

> As a practicing physicist, I cannot conceive how value notions like
> right and wrong can every come out of atoms and molecules. These
> notions require life, consciousness, and rationality, none of which
> is derivable from the purely physical. No, I have not read Hauser
> and I will see if our campus has the book. You tell me what
> Hauser's thesis is.
>
>
> Moorad
>

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Received on Wed Nov 1 22:39:26 2006