Hi Dan, > Dan: > > ...The static social and intellectual quality patterns > of our culture constrain us, or wedge and control our truths and > beliefs into conforming. In a static sense, we have certain options > open to us, yet those options and choices are predicated on the social > and intellectual quality patterns that our culture exhibits. That > isn't to say our lives our determined, however. > > The MOQ denies causality, stating instead that our preferences for > certain preconditions are a beginning response to Dynamic Quality... > that static quality patterns do what they have to do but they would > prefer freedom from any static quality control.
Steve: I think Pirsig's interpretation of causality as "B values precondition A" renders the whole question of free will versus determinism moot for MOQers. At least it should. Choices are expressions of our values. We do not choose our values. We are our values. Best, Steve 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
