Hi All, The longer I participate in MOQ_discuss, the more I see Pirsig's metaphysics confirmed, not only by all of you (even Ham is getting mighty close), but also by those in the "outside" world. Case in point, today's NYTimes book review of "The Evolution of God" by Robert Wright which includes the following excerpt:
"In sharp contrast to many contemporary secularists, Wright is bullish about monotheism. In "Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny" (2000), he argued that there is a moral direction to human history, that technological growth and expanding global interconnectedness have moved us toward ever more positive and mutually beneficial relationships with others. In "The Evolution of God," Wright tells a similar story from a religious standpoint, proposing that the increasing goodness of God reflects the increasing goodness of our species. 'As the scope of social organization grows, God tends to eventually catch up, drawing a larger expanse of humanity under his protection, or at least a larger expanse of humanity under his toleration.' Wright argues that each of the major Abrahamic faiths has been forced toward moral growth as it found itself interacting with other faiths on a multinational level, and that this expansion of the moral imagination reflects 'a higher purpose, a transcendent moral order.' " The last two lines of the review is especially prescient. After denying the existence of an Almighty God but allowing for perhaps a "minimalist" one, the reviewer says: "The good news is that there would be a divine being. The bad news that it's not the one that anyone is looking for." Right. But when those floundering around in ignorance discover the "indeterminate divine" of Dynamic Quality, the bad news will turn to good. Platt. 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/
