Andre, Somewhere RMP states that the only way to change society is one individual at a time. (I cannot find the quote at the moment.) I agree with Platt's insistence on the importance of the individual, and often I want to agree with many statements Ham makes too, for the same reason, but with Ham self/individual seem to get confused. I find no independent controlling self, only a flow of patterns.
Platt rules!!! Marsha On May 18, 2010, at 9:56 AM, Andre Broersen wrote: > Platt to All: > > These quotes from ZAMM suggest that Quality is a strictly individual event, > solely dependent on an individual's life experiences. It's like breathing. > Everyone > knows what breathing is, but each individual has a different breathing > experience, > especially the experience of the first and last breaths. > > Individual uniqueness is a dominant theme of the MOQ, demonstrated by the > author's attention to the differences that mark the personalities of > Phaedrus, > Rigel, Lila, Dusenberry, John Wooden Leg, and other individuals whose > understanding of Quality varies mightily. That such disparity > gives ammunition > to Pirsig's critics goes without saying. > > Andre: > Yep, Platt, keep the Qualigod, mixed in with Cartesian/Lockean insights alive > (they were wrong you know!) and you will be able to maintain your political > views and remain 'comfortably numb'. > > Not sure if you'll get this but the Lila 'personalities' represent different > evolutionary levels of value. > > > > 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/md/archives.html ___ 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/md/archives.html
