Quoting MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > At 07:10 AM 7/2/2007, Platt wrote: > > >"Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, > >nineteen of them > >collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now" > > Platt, > > If it collapses, it collapses. > > "The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head > and hands, and then work outward from there. Other people can talk > about how to expand the destiny of mankind. I just want to talk about > how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what I have to say has more > lasting value." (ZMM, Chapter 25) > > Mankind is beyond the perspective of the West, don't you think? > > Marsha
Hi Marsha: Mankind is beyond anyone's perspective don't you think? As for Pirsig's view on how to improve the world, he is absolutely right IMO. Save us from those who would interfere in our lives for "the public good." Platt ------------------------------------------------- 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/
