Hello all MOQ.org members, I haven't been active in this group since about October. Since I never really introduced myself the first time around, I figure this is a good time to do so.
My name is Stephen Hannon. I am a college undergrad at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, majoring in civil engineering. I've actually only taken one philosophy class; a lot of the hardcore philosophy talked about on this forum is simply out of my intellectual reach. I still like this group because I think that Pirsig has an important and interesting view of how the world works, and ideas on how to improve it. I'm not that great of a student; I struggled mightily during my sophomore year last year. I am Catholic. This may upset a lot of people here as many of you are anti-theistic. However, I will still talk about religion as best I can, although I don't understand a lot of the theology behind it. The fact that I am religious, I think makes me prefer ZAMM to Lila. Or maybe it's because I can more easily understand it. I think there are several points in ZAMM where the character's thought process resonates with religious people. I just recently read a book called "The Genesee Diary" by Henri Nouwen. The author spends seven months living the life of a monk, leaving all behind except for a few books; ZAMM is one of them. I am often influenced by what I read. Aside from the aforementioned ZAMM, Lila, and Genesee Diary, some of my other favorites include: "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl "The Art of Possibility" by Benjamin Zander "Mere Christianity" and "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan "Acts of Faith" by Eboo Patel Hopefully I can be a contribution here on this forum, looking forward to delving into the unknown future. Peace, Stephen 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/
