On Apr 15, 2011, at 8:30 AM, Arlo Bensinger wrote: > [Marsha] > In general, I think that you may be missing that not everybody thinks that > language is as important as you do. > > [Arlo] > "Language" is a large part of how we communicate. When most people speak, > their goal is clarity and precision as they work to communicate their ideas > with others. But I understand that this has never been your goal.
Marsha: It is my goal, but I am well aware of the problems. > [Arlo] > But again, I have no trouble with the value of poetic license in Pirsig's > choosing this particular narrative device. The problem arises when people, > like yourself, forget that this is a narrative device, and instead take it to > mean "The MOQ" speaks. "The MOQ" is what has been spoken. At this point, I > doubt you'll ever comprehend the difference. Marsha: The MoQ as an intellectual pattern of value, is an analogy no matter how it conceptualized. > [Arlo] > The "problem" is people who confuse "obfuscating" with "wisdom". Marsha: An equal problem holds for people who confuse "precision" with "wisdom." > [Arlo] > You might want your nonsensical use of words and tangents and evasions to > evidence some sort of "Zennie Briliance" on your part, but I think it just > evidences confusion and an inability to think clearly. Not all fools are > sages, some are just fools. Marsha: You often speak clearly, but usually seem offtrack. I think you're terribly lovable anyway... ___ 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
