| Re: ...Science Reinvents God... by Stuart Kauffman |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: Damien ValentineDamien Valentine Date: Sep 17, 2008 00:42
On Sep 16, 4:41 pm, "jonathan" write.instead.net> wrote:> re·spon·si·ble
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> 1 a: liable to be called on to answer
> b (1): liable to be called  to account as the primary
> cause, motive, or agent Â
Yes, exactly. A "process"
-- a series of events that create a
particular result" -- cannot be "called on to answer" or "called to
account" for anything. A person who set that process in motion can.
It doesn't make any sense to blame or praise gravity for drawing water
downhill, now does it? Or nuclear fusion for making the Sun shine?
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