Greetings,
Rich:
>I agree with much you have to say in this post, Struan. Lacking time, I only
>want to suggest to you that, even if you are correct in your analysis of
>Pirsig's "creation" of this supposed "S/O Metaphysics", that does nothing at
>all to de-value the core ideas of his philosophy.
Agreed in principle, though in practice the constant harping on about SOM really does
detract from
the rest of it.
HEALTH WARNING ON THIS NEXT ONE AS STRUAN GIVES AS GOOD AS HE GETS - AND WHY NOT?
Denis, I waded through the same old tired argument about there being no self, laughed
at the
fundamentalist jibe, wondered what on earth makes you think that I view the self as
primary - I do
not, noted that for some bizarre reason you want me to say which 'constituent' is the
most important
when obviously it is all about context and nothing to do with some simplistic notion
that you
forward, understood that you reject human rights, believe that the world is
pre-ordained while
illogically and bizarrely lifting man out of that situation so that he becomes a
preserver of moral
order. I then read you mis-representing Hinduism which DOES believe in 'atman' or
soul, followed by
your disgusting, almost fascist advocation of 'curing' people guilty of 'not
evolving.' By God, if
that is your definition of a crime you are dangerous and sick individual. At that
point I didn't
consider it worth proceeding on the grounds that your, 'option to those who wonder if
(I) may be
right,' is so outrageously immoral, confused and perverted that no decent person could
have any time
for it. On SOM let me simply remind you that John Wooden Leg said, 'That's a good
dog.' That one
sentence purifies the air of your ridiculous linguistic objections here. Back to free
will and the
'man in a closed room' example was a metaphor as I have pointed out before. It really
is sad when
one can't even use a metaphor without some fool coming along and taking it literally.
As for me taking this seriously. I do it for fun and nothing else. I find postings
like your last
one genuinely funny. How could you possibly think otherwise?
Struan
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