Hey everyone.
John B said:
I am not sure I agree that Intellect is highest because it is most
creative. Perhaps we are just quibbling over words, but when Pirsig
suggested a level of art, I think he was pointing, rather vaguely, to a
level above intellect. He went on to equate this, if I
Hi Rasheed,
yes, Andrea is a male name in Italy. You're right that it is a female name in
most of the rest of (modern) world, it's an unfortunate situation like for
norwegian (I think) Connie. Since Andrea derives from the greek word for man,
I would say italians got it right on this one.
PS I
Hi Jonathan and all,
I've spent some time wondering which was the most proper thread for what I have to
say... anyway, Jonathan's reference to man is the measure of all things and to
the concept of a living being seem to provide the best basis for my thoughts.
IMO, there's at least one thing in
Hello everyone
From: Jonathan B. Marder [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: MD Back on topic
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 13:06:35 +0300
Dear Dan, Roger, Platt, Andrea and all,
This has been a great week for the MoQ, and you may wonder why I've been so
Hi Dan, (P.S. to Andrea)
DAN
Please accept my apology for my last post. I really didn't set out to get
you good and after I sent it off I immediately wished I could find that
elusive unsend button.
No apology necessary. Your point was too good to dismiss, so I put categorized
it as tough.
Anyone tried it? Pirsig explains it at the begginning of Lila and I suggest
reading 'doors of perception' by Aldous Huxley to find out more. It really
is quite increadible, basically it renders you able to see through subject
object mentality by producing perceptions that take in 'the
Dear David,
Your post addresses a very important distinction between Western and Eastern
approaches to enlightenment (i.e.the conflict between allopathic and
holistic theory). The use of chemical agents to essentially tranquilize the
ego in order to remove the filters that it produces so that
