Greetings Akshay, Before further consideration, I would like to know your view of "marriage".
Marsha At 05:19 AM 4/2/2007, Akshay wrote: >I'm not Victorian in any sense, let alone morality (by the way I'm Indian). >But I'm opposed to the use of drugs and sex. It is really very immoral and >inferior for a person who values intellectualism. > >This is the only issue that I have come in disagreement with Pirsig in Lila. >Phaedrus, whom I so much admired (yeah, you could say it's the teenage idol >syndrome) suddenly turned out to be a sexed up man who goes around bars >drinking and smoking, no matter of what intellectual stature he be. And if >you let that be fiction, Pirsig's also married *twice*. > >Any comments on this? > > >Akshay > > >On 4/2/07, Akshay Peshwe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Although it could be pointed out that there were many persons having > > achieved a level of excellency in their chosen profession, it certainly can > > not be attributed to their endeavours marked by negative addiction. What > > then can be said about the strict celebataires like Sir Isaac Newton, whose > > romance life ended at age 17 before which he "entertained a mere > passion for > > Miss Anne Storer", who stayed in his lodgings (read wikipedia for more)? > > > > In fact, I'd argue that since biological quality is way lower than > > intellectual quality, there are going to be certain biological > patterns that > > are going to be harmful to a pure intellectual life, and that Picasso could > > definitely have been better off without those pleasures in the long term. > > > > I've also disagreed with Napoleon Hill over this point. Sure, his > > techniques of "sex transmutation" may be very useful, but the > claim he makes > > that geniuses are so sexed up is very strange to me. I suppose > intellectuals > > should try to stay away from unnecessary biological and social activities. > > I'm with Sidis on this one. > > > > Akshay > > > > On 3/30/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Quoting david buchanan < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > Platt asked Arlo: > > > > Are you suggesting those who rob to feed their drug habit are better > > > than > > > > Einstein or Picasso? > > > > > > > > dmb says: > > > > I recently learned that Picasso stole food and booze from his > > > neighbors. He > > > > and his pals were abusing all sorts of substances and (gasp) rarely > > > had > > > > proper jobs. He spent his money on prostitutes and intentionally left > > > his > > > > door open when he painted in the nude with the hope of getting some > > > hot > > > > passer-by action from the neighbor ladies. He had a pan that he used > > > for > > > > both cooking and pissing. Even Einstein was a bit of a bohemian type > > > back in > > > > those days. And yet almost everybody thinks these guys were among the > > > > greastest artists ever. I think this only makes sense. There is > > > something > > > > about creativity that just doesn't mix well with a life of obedience > > > and > > > > conformity to social norms. I don't know if rebelliousness is a > > > necessary > > > > ingredient, exactly, but its something like that. Pirsig's term > > > "contrarian" > > > > really works on a bunch of levels, I think. > > > > > > Good point. I understand geniuses are likely to be sex machines. That > > > lets me > > > out. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > > This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > > > 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.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > > > > > > >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.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ 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.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
