Heh, heh, Doing what you call the "dmb dance"? Now Marsha, if you are only going to answer the questions that keep you hidden then what can I say? I suppose ignorance is bliss. Every time I pull your covers you scurry back under.
Now, I know you need the last word, so what is it this time? How about neti-neti? Certainly if you don't care what it is, it can be neither. This is a wonderful interaction, thank you for the opportunity, I mean it, it is good practice for the both of us. A relative cheers to you, Mark On Nov 23, 2011, at 12:42 PM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Guess so. > > > > On Nov 23, 2011, at 3:41 PM, 118 wrote: > >> Hi Marsha, >> Perhaps I have stumped you with my request for a definition in the >> post below. Perhaps you think it is a trap, and are doing the same >> thing that you project on dmb, hiding under the covers. Perhaps this >> question did not get your attention. >> >> So, let me ask you a different question: >> What is it deep down inside you (and possibly many others) that causes >> you to want to compare everything? >> >> No, not a trick question, a question requesting understanding on my >> part. Relativism is only one way of looking at things, imo. >> >> Cheers, >> Mark >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 3:50 PM, 118 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Marsha, how do you define "relative" as used in you comments below? >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> On Nov 22, 2011, at 11:05 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Nov 22, 2011, at 12:33 PM, Steven Peterson wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Marsha, >>>>> >>>>> You have raised a lot of good points here. It seems that dmb's >>>>> argument is with Ant McWatt as much as it is with you though for some >>>>> reason he hasn't acknowledged that fact. dmb will, as always, have a >>>>> tough time articulating what particular sort of relativism--some >>>>> dangerous sort?--that applies to you but not equally well to James and >>>>> Pirsig. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> Steve >>>> >>>> Hi Steve, >>>> >>>> It's not Ant's quote about truth within the MoQ alone. It's RMP >>>> discussing multiple truths. It's also the correlation made between >>>> Buddhism's conventional reality and static quality. Conventional reality >>>> is most always described as the relative, practical everyday truth. I >>>> doubt if dmb makes any sense, even to himself, if he doesn't conflate and >>>> confuse epistemological relativism and cultural relativism. And his >>>> presenting an unsourced definition that begs the question? Wow! >>>> >>>> >>>> Marsha >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ___ >>>> >>>> >>>> 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 > > > > ___ > > > 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
