Platt, Then there is something to be said for continuity in meaning but who wants that? when one can spout any old thing and call it true. If they believe it to be. -Ron
----- Original Message ---- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, January 11, 2010 8:27:11 AM Subject: Re: [MD] Waiter, I don't think this Quality is any Good John, There are contributors to this site who don't believe in Quality who have plenty of interesting things to say. So far as I know the only requirement for participation is having read ZAMM and Lila. To restrict the conversation just to true believers would turn the MOQ into a cult, an accusation that is already too frequently voiced. Regards, Platt On 10 Jan 2010 at 10:31, John Carl wrote: > Platt, > > I agree that going over basic assumptions is a highly valued intellectual > activity, otherwise, what is a metaphysics discussion even about? > > But I do think going on and on in subsequent directions of discussion, > without addressing the basic conflicts is a kind of waste of time. > > I mean, what is there to discuss if you don't believe in Quality? > > How to spell "Schopenhauer"? > > Regards, > > John > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Platt Holden <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hey John, > > > > I don't consider challenging basic assumptions to be a waste of time. In > > fact, to me that's what philosophy is all about. For example, Pirsig's MOQ > > challenges the basic assumption that the world is divided into subjects and > > objects. Many philosophies challenge the assumption of scientific > > materialism. Such challenges can generate new ideas and broader > > understanding. > > > > Regards, > > 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/ 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/
