Andy, Bo's ideas and style take a bit getting used to, but I am one of the few that thinks Bo's got it right.
Few point to note which I think you know SOLAQI --> SOL --> SIM Frankly this latest SIM hasn't done for much or me but they are essentially the same thing. > So this is your dichotomy: > > WIM (SOM): Level 4 includes the subject/object distinction > SIM (SOL): Level 4 is precisely the subject/object distinction One of the major riffs has been that Bo's interpretation of Pirsig's intellect is that it "is" SOM in it's static form, no more no less. Other people have suggested that whoa, hold the horses there are all kinds of thought patterns out there and that seem to be part of the intellect therefore Bo is wrong. There are thought patterns related to math, computer language, and a host of other things that seem to lend themselves to what we could postulate as intellect. What Bo points out is that SOM creates a distortion of understanding reality, something Pirsig seems to really tease out in ZMM. One of the distortions is that these thought patterns related to how we view ourselves via SOM. It is a nasty game of chasing your tail, but from my very humble perspective SOL or now SIM, stop us from doing that. > Your ignorant newbie, No need to be hard on yourself. Mati 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
