MR PARKER TURNS HIS SOCIAL GRACES TOWARD
THE ESTEEMED MR PLATT
MR PLATT:
Just one question for both of you. If I say:
"Quality (morality) is the primary reality of the world," and
"Static and Dynamic is the basic division of reality.�
would you say I accurately reflect MR PIRSIG's initial metaphysical
premises? (No tricks. This is what MR PIRSIG says on pages 111, Chap.
7 and 133, Chap. 9 respectively.)
MR PARKER:
Yes sir. I would say you have been admirably accurate. What do you say MR
BUCHANAN?
MR PLATT:
If you answer �Yes� it seems to me that it follows that BOTH DQ and
SQ are PRIMARY REALITY in the MOQ even though MR PIRSIG appears
to contradict himself by writing on page 428, Chap. 30:
"The solution is to dissolve all static patterns, both sane and insane,
and find the base of reality, Dynamic Quality, that is independent of
all of them."
I gather MR PARKER got his "base of reality" idea from this sentence
(perhaps subliminally).
MR PARKER:
I stole it from this very same quote MR PLATT (shamelessly I might add).
MR PLATT:
My problem is the meaning of words "primary" and "base." To me
they are synonymous and thus the above contradiction. Can either
of you (or anyone) help me out on this? If I can get the basic
premises of the MOQ straight in my mind, and if we can get some
agreement on them, then maybe we can move the peg of mutual
understanding forward a few paces. (-:
MR PARKER:
I agree with MR ANAND's and MR BUCHANAN's and MR BALESTRA's comments
(directed at me) that a world without sq makes no sense. None at all.
My answer to it (which was not well received), was the question "What is the
ocean made of, water or waves?" It is in a sense made of both. The base of
reality can be referenced as DQ. And just as the waves are composed of
water, sq is composed, or as MR PIRSIG says "derived from," DQ. MR ANAND
pointed out his concerns with this analogy, but I would like to know if it
works on any level for you, MR PLATT?
Big wet sloppy kisses,
MR ROGER D. PARKER
PS -- I am glad you were just jokin' with me on those 1st questions, because
I was at a complete loss to answer them.....By the way, I think if we use Mr
Beasley's new treatise as a starting point we can circle back round to this
same point. You there, John?
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