Quoting Ron Kulp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Platt: > > Quality equals reality. Quality equals morality. Ergo, reality equals > morality. The MOQ segments morality (reality) into four levels from the > lowest (inorganic) to the highest (intellectual). The problem is that > the > current intellectual pattern is dominated by a mistaken view of reality, > a > subjective-objective view, that is blind to any morals except old > traditional social morals. That blindness has led to all sorts of > problems > because S-O intellectuals have taken over society, introducing various > forms of socialism in many Western countries with a resulting smothering > of > responses to Dynamic Quality. > > That in brief is how I interpret Pirsig's view as described in Lila. Do > you > see it differently? > > Ron: > No, I don't see it much different. I think what I take issue with, and > this > May be my own misinterpretation of your words, is that superiority means > something outside of what it refers too. I see the focus of MoQ being > The act of making that choice, for whatever reason. Better-ness is > subjective. > But the act of formulating what that is, to me, is a balancing act of > Varying patterns across the levels. What's best keeps in mind what's > best > Across the board, inorganic, organic, social and intellectual relative > To the value judgment. > > With this balance comes a wisdom about superiority.
Hi Ron, As far as I can tell, you are not rejecting superiority. You are simply expressing your opinion as to what is superior. Right? Platt ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
