Causation is one of those things that is higly context specific. One mans cause is another's incidental factor.
Downward and upward causation are two ways of looking at the same thing, serving different modes of explanation. Although, the only downward causation I find believable is anthropic selection. Cheers On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 07:12:54AM -0400, Roger Clough wrote: > Downward causation- the correct paradigm for science > > Leibniz's metaphysics was created in the 17th century > to overcome the logical error on which all current > science is founded, namely the acceptance that mind and > matter can directly interact through effective (upward) causation, > although they are completely foreign to one another > in nature. The truth is, as Leibniz showed, that > all causation is actually downward (caused by mind), > although it may appear, as in contemporary science, > to be upward-caused. > > This does not cause all of today's science, based > on appearances, to be wrong, but it opens the door > to new (and now perfectly logical) scientific explanations > for unexplained phenomena such as gravity and the > interactions between brain and mind. > > > Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net > 10/30/2012 > "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." -Woody Allen > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics hpco...@hpcoders.com.au University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
