No problem DMB, there were no objections initially, just a question, an expression of surprise at your question ... I didn't see your words related to anything specifically Mati had said, other than his mail as a whole ... but you have now clarified at the second asking. Thanks. Ian
On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 10:59 PM, david buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ian said to dmb: > ...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. [and previously] ...is that you suggesting > Pirsig's words are final and not open to discussion and improvement? > > dmb replies: > I asked Mati why the committee objected to the answers supplied in Lila. I > suppose you're talking about that. > > How perfect could Pirsig's answers be if the committee rejected them? (That's > a rhetorical question, by the way.) Who said anything about final, perfectly > complete answers that are beyond improvement? The Pope, maybe. See, you've > put a rather bizzare (and insulting) spin on a perfectly legitimate question, > namely, "What were the objections to Pirsig's explanations?". Your objections > to this are based on nothing. Thanks for another pointless distraction, > genius. > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger2_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/
