Quoting Heather Perella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > SA previously: > > > > > Without compassion for your fellow human > > what hope do any of us have? > > > > > > Platt: > > > > "Intellectuals must find biological behavior, no > > > > matter what its ethnic connection, > > > > and limit or destroy destructive biological > > patterns > > > > with complete moral ruthlessness, > > > > the way a doctor destroys germs, before those > > > > biological patterns destroy > > > > civilization itself." (Lila, 24) > > > > > > > > > SA previously: Yeah, and your point? > > Platt quotes Pirsig: > > "The ideal of a harmonious society in which everyone > > without coercion cooperates > > happily with everyone else for the mutual good of > > all is a devastating fiction." > > (Lila, 24) > > > SA: Yes, and again, your point? Are you just in the > mood to quote Pirsig to somebody?
My point is the same as Pirsig's. Sorry if you don't get it, or don't believe it. 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/
