From: Dace (edace@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon 09 Jun 2003 - 18:25:23 GMT
> From: "Scott Chase" <ecphoric@hotmail.com>
>
> Please don't make the asociation between the developmental biological
> concept of the morphogenetic field and Sheldrake's morphic mumbo jumbo.
The "developmental biological concept of the morphogenetic field" is
*exactly* what Sheldrake discusses in his hypothesis of formative causation.
The only difference is that he regards form-giving fields as being
irreducible to either atoms or equations.
Since you already know this, why am I explaining it to you?
> Sheldrake hijacked the concept from developmental biology and
hyperextended
> it to cover more than what it was intended, conceptualizing the four
> dimensional (ie- spatiotemporal) aspects of form generation
(morphogenesis).
> Sheldrake has created way too much confusion on this topic with his psi
> phenomenal abuse of the term "morphic field" that the knee jerk reaction
to
> someone talking about morphogenetic fields is that they believe in psychic
> pets (ie- clever Hansian hamsters that know when their owners have just
> pulled up in the driveway and are about to open the front door and get the
> box of hamster treats out of the pantry).
Stop whining.
Ted
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