[Platt]
And, how about an answer to Pirsig's question, "Why survive?" (Notice that Pirsig did not invoke the "mu" cop out.)

[Arlo]
Phædrus says, "All this is just an analogy."
Silence. And then confusion appears on the Chairman's face. "What?" he says. The spell of his performance is broken.
"This entire description of the chariot and horses is just an analogy."
"What?" he says again, then loudly, "It is the truth! Socrates has sworn to the Gods that it is the truth!"
Phædrus replies, "Socrates himself says it is an analogy."
"If you will read the dialogue you will find that Socrates specifically states it is the Truth!" "Yes, but prior to that...in, I believe, two paragraphs...he has stated that it is an analogy."

Just like the Chairman, Platt. If you spent more time actually trying to learn things, rather than pontificating your misunderstandings... But, Pirsig had gone on...

"Of course it's an analogy. Everything is an analogy. But the dialecticians don't know that. That's why the Chairman missed that statement of Socrates."

[Platt]
Well, what is the cause of evolution?

[Arlo]
"Cause" = Quality (scarequote deliberate and necessary). Process = Emergence (as described by the MOQ).



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/

Reply via email to