Thanks for the reply, Marsha. Are dynamic, intellectual and social quality stronger than the biological quality of villains? I think I just answered that question for myself by writing it. Is the current world domination of by the human species a proof?
Otto On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 11:46 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > Otto, > > Isn't a mean guy a collection of static patterns related to an individual > mind/brain. And it doesn't mean that social, intellectual and dynamic > morality cannot construct a defense against that mean guy. > > > Marsha > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Otto Zequeira > Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:39 AM > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Subject: [MD] Villains > > Dear all: > > How are you? I hope you're doing well. > > In chapter 8 of ZAM, Pirsig wrote, "There's no villain, no "mean guy" who > wants (us) to live meaningless lives, it's just that the structure, the > system demands it...". > > Are there no villains, and just systems? Are there no people who are aware > of the dangers or possible negative consequences of rationality and proceed > to act in such a direction due to self-interest, placing biological > morality > over social, intellectual and dynamic morality? > > Otto > 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/ > 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/
