Platt,
PLATT
> You're absolutely right, as always.
RICK
Your flip adherence to sophomoric language games exposes the indefensible
nature your position. I have given you 2 explicit instances of Pirsig
contradicting your thoughts. You can't even cite one to the contrary.
Absolutely right? No...(absolute are your bag Platt not mine) but my
position is more CONSISTENT with Pirsig's than yours. I defy you to show
otherwise.
ROB D
In fact, he knows the absolute truth of what Pirsig thinks. Ironically
RICK
Don't be silly Rob. Obviously I couldn't be saying that I 'absolutely' know
what Pirsig means if my position is that there are no absolutes in the first
place.. We can only do our best do try and keep our interpretations of
Pirsig's positions consistent with Pirsig's plain statement of them. You
saw the Pirsig quotes... You saw Platt's... Do you think they were
reconcilable??? Do you think Pirsig would agree with them? If you do think
Pirsig would agree, I will extend my challenge to Platt to you as well...
Please cite 1 passage from LILA that supports Platt's position. If not...
try not to be so easily taken in by Platt's childish semantic games.
rick
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