> [Dave] > >> Pirsig admits that the intellect emerged long >> before the intellectual level > > "Within this evolutionary relationship it is possible to see that intellect > has > functions that predate science and philosophy. The intellect's evolutionary > purpose has never been to discover an ultimate meaning of the universe. That > Is > a relatively recent fad. Its historical purpose has been to help a society > find > food, detect danger, and defeat enemies." (Lila, 24)
> [Craig] > No we weren't looking for a quote that says > thinking about food comes before thinking about Philosophy. Where does the word "thinking" appear in this quote? You've fallen for Bo's favorite ploy. Every time Pirsig uses a word in a way you don't like change it to another word and/or say that he doesn't mean what he means. Dave > 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
