> >> of course i am presuming that we all consider depression and war things > >> to > >> be avoided. (general assent here?) > > [Platt:] > > Not at the expense of liberty. > > [Chris] > Ah, yes, isn't it wonderful that you have found a metaphysics that you can > use to make the seemingly meaningless word liberty into something Holy?
I understand why you consider liberty meaningless. "Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it." -- George Bernard Shaw > And > isn't it wonderful that even though this would seem to be difficult to do > since it easily is identified as social level thinking in said metaphysics > - > that you then can scream > > "Dynamic Quality!!!" > > and thus effectively defy reason. A metaphysical excuse to be irrational. "Freedom" doesn't mean anything. Freedom's just an escape from something negative. The real reason it's so hallowed is that when people talk about it they mean Dynamic Quality." (Lila, 17) So Pirsig is "irrational?" > Tell me again - what's the difference between you and a religious > fundamentalist? What's the difference between that question and "When did you stop beating your wife?" > And for those of you not commited to only one-liners and quotes: How can > this not make you sick to your stomach? "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." ~Leonardo DaVinci 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/
