On 11/16/09 10:58 PM, "Ham Priday" <[email protected]> wrote:
On Monday 16 November 2009 10:58 PM Ham writes: <snip> Pirsig had the opportunity to posit Quality as the primary source, thus affording a metaphysical foundation for his thesis. He chose Experience instead in deference to the positivists. As a consequence, MOQists must adapt to the notion that experience is indigenous to inanimate objects like rocks and atoms <snip> Hi Ham and all, In the face of undefined gravity it is not a huge leap of faith to analogize the experience of a rock falling, or atoms in fixed orbits. Essence on the other hand clouds the perceived reality by mistakenly denying motion in reality apart from itself. Imho Pirsig correctly identifies motion in the levels of evolution. Evolution is a simple, brilliant explanation for levels in existence. From that start it is relatively easy to comprehend the one and the many. Essence on the other hand is tied to divinity and is totally incomprehensible while resting on the shoulders of an author who proposes that evolution is not a change in existence, but simply independent nodules of essence. Joe > Pirsig had > the opportunity to posit Quality as the primary source, thus affording a > metaphysical foundation for his thesis. He chose Experience instead in > deference to the positivists. As a consequence, MOQists must adapt to the > notion that experience is indigenous to inanimate objects like rocks and > atoms 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/
