tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995202018683890181.post2546178701189606270..comments2013-05-10T11:51:06.267-07:00Comments on The Ontological Blog: Dawkins #5: "As Much As Possible" is VacuousJeffrey Keglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14810745984852816534noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995202018683890181.post-9237270500345344992008-08-21T18:52:00.000-07:002008-08-21T18:52:00.000-07:00I've replied to harshad in a post in the main blog...I've replied to harshad in a post in the main blog. My apologies to harshad for the delay. I was in the middle of moving to California when his comment came in.Jeffrey Keglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810745984852816534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995202018683890181.post-15975107005382927142008-06-26T15:51:00.000-07:002008-06-26T15:51:00.000-07:00I'm going to be delayed in answering harshad's que...I'm going to be delayed in answering harshad's question, for which I apologize. I'm driving across the U.S., from Masschusetts to California. (I'm now in Indiana.)<BR/><BR/>This has been very much a slow motion blog. But also I think it is good to think these issues out thoroughly and I, at least, can't do that quickly.Jeffrey Keglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810745984852816534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995202018683890181.post-6701194404287294062008-06-23T12:34:00.000-07:002008-06-23T12:34:00.000-07:00What about "increase population" being a sub-goal ...What about "increase population" being a sub-goal of the "survive" goal?<BR/><BR/>And the limited increase law need not really be a law. Like you pointed out, uncontrolled increase is not practically possible; so the "increase count" goal is self-regulating (to use yet another metaphor :) )HRJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07182524959403566214noreply@blogger.com