Hi DMB and absolutely all MOQists!
On 18 Nov. you said (to me):
> You think Pirsig's letter to Paul was "a masterpiece of evasion"? I
> think that's ironic and that you are unreasonable on this topic.
I a writing frenzy I found this "old" post of yours, possibly not
meant to be replied but I can't let go this topic. As you will
remember the letter answered Paul's inquiry about the infamous
4th level. This is the most evasive part.
But if one studies the early books of the Bible or if one
studies the sayings of primitive tribes today, the
intellectual level is conspicuously absent. The world is
ruled by Gods who follow social and biological patterns
and nothing else.
Wish I were ironic and unreasonable, but it's just sadly true. If
Pirsigs sees the intellectual level as absent he does know what
the intellectual level is. Doesn't he ? What is missing is SOM,
that is plain as day and I thought I finally had the intellect issue
cornered and wrote to inquire and got this reply.
"I suspect you want to hear that what is "conspicuously
absent" is SOM, but I am not sure that SOM was absent
in early Biblical times since early social statements such
as "Beware of the crocodile!" or "Javeh will reward you",
are SOM but are not intellectual in the MOQ sense.
He clearly saw the trap, but couldn't admit the obvious. The
crocodile warning as SOM is bad enough from the author of
ZAMM who wrote so splendidly and convincingly about SOM, but
then he makes the same strange exercise; He seemingly knows
what "intellectual in the MOQ sense" is, so why not tell us? It's
absolutely maddening. Well, I know I'm crying in the wilderness.
Thanksgiving all the same,
Bo
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