> > MP: > > But I am here with a desire to expand my understanding, not defend > > it. The very idea of "having a thesis" is contrary to that process, > > its a static position seeking to defend itself. > > BO: > "Having a thesis" sounds like an intellectual theory, but if I may > expand it into "having an explanation of experience" or a "mythology" > or "metaphysics" I think it's impossible NOT to have one. > Anthropologists find that all mankind, however "remote" or primitive, > has an explanation of the origin and destiny of mankind (this may just > be themselves) > > > MP: > > In contrast, while I hold certain beliefs and have certain ideas and > > thoughts which are relatively static, and as such less apt to easily > > change than some others, I am here to expand on them, even if it means > > they change from what they were. I don't understand that to be a > > "thesis" approach. > > BO: > Granted, if you will grant me the use of the MOQ. As said, the > academical approach where a thesis is criticized and defended in a > doctoral dispute can't be done with the MOQ because what it wants to > overturn IS academy, or create a new one. > > But for all I know your thesis may be of a similar magnitude, we'll see.
Bo, I'm not denying anyone any "thesis", MoQ or otherwise. Go with what works for you. I'm just saying I don't know that *I* have one; whether you define it as I thought you had, and more so if you define it as you did in the expanded sense. If I have a thesis in that sense its that I don't think any of us really can have one that doesn't somehow miss the mark and lead us astray. In that sense, I think "having a thesis" is more a sure way to be wrong about things than not. I'd hesitate to call it nihilism though, its more like metaphysical futilism. ;-) So, in that light, I just go on, seeking to learn/see/experience more than I had before in the "belief" that it will bring me greater understanding. I'm here because what I understood of MoQ explained a lot to me that had not made sense before. Problem is, the more I try to get a hold on MoQ, the more it becomes a roadblock to my understanding. Hope that explains things better to you? MP ---- "Don't believe everything you think." 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/
