HI Mark, Am I sounding like a religious zealot?
Marsha On Dec 6, 2010, at 11:02 PM, 118 wrote: > Hi Marsha, > > On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 3:32 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a relationship between the MoQ and Buddhism, and I do not > think my pursuing it poses any threat to the MoQ. As RMP has clearly > stated, the MoQ is not confined within any one philosophic tradition. > The last paragraph in your post seems to be unreasonable and > exaggerated name-calling because I will not follow your lead. Please > do not take it personally. It may be that there is a good > relationship between Contemporary Pragmatism/Radical Empiricism and > the MoQ, and between Buddhist philosophy and the MoQ, with something > to be gained from both approaches. >> > [Mark] > In the first book about Quality, Buddhism was in the title. You have > every reason to consider Buddhism in terms of MOQ, that was the intent > of the first book. I did not realize there was any dispute about > whether Buddhism was related. Who would even suggest such a thing? > > There are some who place quotes down instead of explanations. However > quotes must be viewed in the context of the entire book, and do not > stand on their own. It is quite possible that the context provides > the exact opposite of what is attempted to be supported. I can find a > sentence in ZMM to support any contention I want. This does not > provide any support whatsoever, it is bordering on Dogmatic. Throwing > bibles is not a philosophical approach, it is a religious one. If it > wasn't for philosophy, I am sure a lot of those posting would be > staunch religious Zealots. You can find any quote you want in the > bible also. Does this mean that the approach is right? Just because > Moses said something does not prove anything. I don't know why some > just march in step, it is somewhat disappointing. >> > ___ 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
