Agreed DMB ... I did say exactly that ... let's get onto the meat, etc ... (Which is why I was shocked at your statement suggesting the Pirsig had said everything that needed saying on the social / intellectual levels matter. Obviously my "silly" question back at you was rhetorical - intended to to get you to explain what you DID mean by it ....)
Onward and upward. Ian On 7/19/08, david buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ian said: > DMB, is that you suggesting Pirsig's words are final and not open to > discussion and improvement? > > dmb says: > No, of course not. We've done nothing else but discuss them here for many > years. Its a silly question. I'd eagerly welcome any improvements too. Of > course, as you've already noticed, I often think your words need improvement. > You don't seem particularly open to that discussion. You express a fine > principle here. I just wish you'd apply it to yourself. > > And again, where's the beef? Where's the content? Mati isn't taking an > opinion poll here, he's trying to get people to think together. You're not > really contributing anything by simply expressing your likes and dislikes, > there also needs to be some kind of case made. Your question - with its > insulting implication - seems to be in response to something I wrote but I > sincerely have no idea what it could be because you didn't say. Again, you're > being vague and unhelpful. Didn't you say you wanted to stop with this sort > of nonsense and get to the meat of the issue just yesterday? > > Seriously, why don't you say something of substance for a change. I'd be > happy to defend the things I actually write if you'd care to actually make a > case. At least then we'd be fighting about something that matters. But this > sort of junk is just boring and irrelevant. > > Thanks. > dmb > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. > http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family_safety_072008 > 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/ > 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/
