[dmb] As far as the other thread goes, you should probably know that I'm one of the resident anti-theists. I'm a big fan of philosophical mysticism, but this represents a non-theistic, completely natural sort of spirituality. (This position draws a lot of fire from persons of faith and from scientifically-minded types as well.) I think this is Pirsig's position too. The perennial philosophy (philosophical mysticism) is perennial, he says, because it happens to be true. In Lila he says that religions are mostly just social level clap trap, low grade yelping about God and lots of stuff like that. And yet there have been a few believers who find Pirsig comforting, I suppose, for his attack on scientific objectivity. I guess this comfort is based on the idea that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. You know, because science is seen as religion's chief rival. My point? Please don't take my irreligious position personally.
[Steve] I respect your irreligious position and I am glad that you can actually back up your position with substance. It is good for me to have my religious convictions challenged, because it forces me to learn how to adequately defend and talk about my own positions. Personally, I like Pirsig because of the many ways his philosophy can be applied. [dmb] Go Blue! [Steve] I completely agree! Peace, Steve > 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/
