Greetings Anthony, On Mar 18, 2013, at 9:45 PM, Ant McWatt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Marsha then asked Ant: > > Have YOU got anything original to offer? > > > Ant McWatt responds: > > No, > not today, Marsha... I read both ZMM and Lila each within a few > years of their publication dates and have lived with these ideas for a > sizable chunk of my life now. If I could say something in person to Dr. > Pirsig now, it would probably be: "Thanks, for nothing." It's the expectations that will get one every time. > I find my view of the world so out of sync with the culture around me that > it is difficult to carry on even casual conversations much of the time. You had no problem when you were here. > But on the other hand I can no longer imagine that land of shadow I have > been lifted from. Hmmmm. > Pirsig's book certainly caused a paradigm shift for > me but I have noticed that just because a paradigm shifts doesn't mean > everyone shifts with it. You don't have to throw many rocks on a crowded > street to hit a Newtonian! No one speaks much of the quantum paradigm > other than to comment on how disturbing it is, but to me it is part and > parcel to the MOQ. The central characteristic of Quality, the Tao, is > its uncertain nature. It can not be defined, only experienced. Couple > this with Godel's Theorem that there is uncertainty even at the heart of > mathematics and the creaking sound you hear are paradigms shifting > around you. I signed up for a pottery class which will start April 3rd. For so many reasons I am excited. I enjoy creative people. I want to connect with Earth. I want to be a beginner. I sometimes need to put all metaphor and analogy out of my mind. I want to play. I like to lose the 'I' in the work. You are first an artist, are you not? You are certainly NOT an asshole. > So I'm still dealing with various philosophological issues to do with the > MOQ. But who knows about the future? And, anyway, the MOQ > (having been published very recently in philosophical terms) is no > where near being "stewed" yet. It's still a whole new country of the > mind! I like your heart, and I found you to be very beautiful. I do not doubt that these issues will be resolved for you. > Yours pioneeringly, Pioneer, artist, philosopher! I am an explorer, and also yours, Marsha > > Doc McWatt > 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
