[Marsha] Your statements are no less analogy than Bo's or mine. [Arlo] I never said they were. But do you think the statement "Pirsig's metaphysics support child molestation as moral" is a valid statement, just because "its all analogy"?
[Marsha] I certainly disagree with your interpretation of this analogy. [Arlo] Of course you do, but the moment you say "The Metaphysics of Quality IS the Quality Reality", you have left analogy and deified the Word. [Marsha] You cannot expect that your analogies represent Truth? Do they? [Arlo] Like Pirsig, I think analogies are maps, some are better than others. Pirsig's map is a very high quality one. A map built with inconsistencies and sustained by head burying is a low-quality map. Of course, you can choose to travel with it, no one is stopping you. But if you start saying that your map is better than Pirsig's, and others point out the untenable inconsistencies, and your only response is to run in circles hoping no one will notice, don't complain. 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
