Jan Anders Andersson said to DMB, June 22nd 2014:
Thanks David
Your inlays are quite worthy as John is not the only one that needs some of
this.
I have some discussions now and then who I have to spend some time on to get
what kind of language they'll understand. John [Carl] doesn't seem to
understand yours or RMPs, that's sad but it can't just be impossible.
Ant McWatt comments:
That's very generous of you Jan! As far as Pirsig's published texts and papers
go, I don't think I could divide DMB's thoughts (about the MOQ at least) from
Robert Pirsig's with a letter knife. This was kind of confirmed by Pirsig
himself in conversation during July 2005 (when he travelled over with Wendy to
see me graduate at Liverpool University).
Otherwise, I guess John Carl is symptomatic of a society (namely the United
States) that is still overshadowed by its founding by religious zealots. Of
course, the USA has produced some great intellectuals (Gore Vidal is one of my
favorites, Noam Chomsky another and, more recently - thanks to Dan's recent
reference to him here - Kurt Vonnegut) but there remains this social history
and its debilitating influence right up to the modern day.
Now, I know in the UK, there is less evidence of this intellectual-social type
of conflict. For instance, the Church of England has been on the wane for a
good hundred years plus so its influence on everyday life here is now minimal.
And when I do hear Justin Welby - the present head of this Church - his
concerns (despite the OTT religious wrapping) seem largely intellectual to me:
"I’d like to end with a prayer for the Global Freedom Network in its
struggle to persevere against modern slavery and human trafficking: that
the Church has the freedom and courage to witness to and to serve the
cause for peace, together, globally. Amen."
www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/5345/archbishop-justins-address-to-pope-francis
Anyway Jan, presumably modern day Scandanavia is more similar to the UK (than
the USA) in this regard though no doubt you can enlighten me if not!
Best wishes,
Ant
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