> [Platt] > I presume the same applies to the myths of science... > > [Arlo] > "The term logos, the root word of "logic," refers to the sum total of > our rational understanding of the world. Mythos is the sum total of > the early historic and prehistoric myths which preceded the logos. > The mythos includes not only the Greek myths but the Old Testament, > the Vedic Hymns and the early legends of all cultures which have > contributed to our present world understanding. The mythos-over-logos > argument states that our rationality is shaped by these legends, that > our knowledge today is in relation to these legends as a tree is in > relation to the little shrub it once was. One can gain great insights > into the complex overall structure of the tree by studying the much > simpler shape of the shrub. There's no difference in kind or even > difference in identity, only a difference in size." (ZMM) > > "Myths of science" is just bad rhetoric. You should ask "I presume > the same applies to the Logos as to the Mythos", and my answer is "of > course, due to the inescapable connection between the two". No single > painting created by the Logos is capable of representing the Void. > The narratives of the Logos are also fingers pointing at the Void, as > Pirsig himself testified about the MOQ. > > [Platt] > ... and so called "critical thinking" taught by academics. > > [Arlo] > Boring.
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