I like the idea of starting with a metaphysical position statement, but
this one raises a lot of questions. If the universe is all that exists
and it consists of void and atoms, then do physical forces exist?
Does this preclude the existence of memes too? It wouldn't look good
for us to deride other religions for postulating supernatural entities
when the basis of our religion doesn't exist either. What exists?
I also think we should separate a statement about the pervasiveness of
evolutionary processes into its own maxim.
>Yeah, it's kind of dogmatic, but anything of this nature will be. I
>think this might center people much more than "everything is
>provisional".
I still think that it is all-important but I'm willing to make it
the last maxim rather than the first.
-- David McFadzean dbm@merak.com Memetic Engineer http://www.merak.com/~dbm/ Merak Projects Ltd.