[Ian]
> Yes, that is the classic argument for tolerating
contributions from
> "the old plant" to prick at our prejudices ... that
is entirely
> welcome from anyone ... and indeed Pirsig himself
referred to Platt's
> role that way in Lila's Child, and for several years
after that I too
> defended (and enjoyed) Platt's perogative ..... but
I'm not using the classic argument to continue
Platt's role. I don't see a role for Platt, to be
exclusively Platt. You and Arlo have roles, too.
I've mine. We don't have to go head on with somebody
all the time just because it's their role.
[Ian]
> Platt does not actually play that role with any
> honesty; he misuses
> that tolerance to load his own prejudices to turn
> every discussion
> into a polarized argument, and then avoids honest
> debate when it
> arises. It locks us into a static pattern, and
> stifles evolution.
How does it lock US into a stifled evolution? Is
Platt that powerful?
[Ian]
> It has gone on long enough, Horse.
Ian, you have an experience here with Platt that
has gone on way longer than mine. You may have a
pertinent, valid point, but how to cut the baby into
two to find the real mommy? How big is this burden
you demand from Horse I ask?
woods,
SA
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