Actually, I believe there are only two mantras: yum and yuck. But I think you crafted an elegant reply, Arlo; responded to Platt's barbs eloquently and logically. Yay Arlo!
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Arlo Bensinger <[email protected]> wrote: > [Platt] > Ah yes, the familiar dodge of a loser -- the "you're stupid" slur. > > [Arlo] > No, but if you think noticing a recursive paradox in language is some kind > of "gotcha", then I really don't know what to say. You're playing a kid's > game. Not to insult kids, mind you. > > Language is fundamentally recursive, and hence paradox laden. Pirsig, that > Great Postmodern Mind, was aware of this. His statement "All this is just an > analogy" is, when subjected to the same recursive analysis, a paradox. > > You could just as easily bemoan Pirsig's "profoundly incoherent" statement > by saying, ""All this is just an analogy" except this statement. The > postmodern mind at work." > > Or you could maybe fault that profoundly incoherent Pirsig for saying > "Quality is undefinable", thus defining Quality. > > Of course, Pirsig and other "postmodern minds" would simply say "... > INCLUDING this statement!" or make a nod to the incomplete-recursive nature > of language as being, as Zeno found, always present. > > Next stop, rocket science! > > But my guess is you're not really interested in any of this, you're simply > interested in trying to find a reason to attack me (and doing a poor job). > So why bother? > > What say you, John, is this when you think I should just go "ohm....."??? > > > > 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/
