[Craig to Mary]
Pirsig's explanation for this variety: the life experiences of the
four family members are different.
[Arlo]
I'd agree with Craig here. I would add also that one variable (maybe
this is the same thing, with a different emphasis) is that higher
level patterns often operate against, or in defiance of, lower level
patterns. A "firewalker", for example, can learn to suppress the
immediate biological "low qualitiness" of the situation. With enough
training and practice, many situations that are only biological
"pain" for some many in fact be social-intellectual "pleasure" for
others (you know, what many see as SOM- Sadism or Masochism :-).)
An amoeba, to extend this example, without any social or intellectual
enabled agency, can respond ONLY via the perception of Quality within
its range of biological enabled agency.
A human beiing, WITH social or intellectual enabled agency, can
respond with a broad range of biological-social-intellectual agency,
and depending on the "life experiences" of the individual, the
selection of response from this repertoire will vary greatly.
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