Hello,
In studying Pirsig's books some questions have been bothering me that I would like to discuss to hopefully find some answers.
For one, I was concerned about finding out which would be more moral in a same value level. For instance, eating could be said to be a biological function of quality, and sex could also be said to be a biological function. However, which is more moral. Eating would seem to be the obvious answer since it is necessary to sustain life, but what about more complicated issues. Like a social form of government, or a soical form of religion. (I don't like to say gov. vs. religion for it sounds like old subject-object talk). Now the government's ideas would be intellectual, but I believe there is also a social form of government. Anyway do we have a way of knowing which is more moral?
Another concern of mine is does a western idea of God have any place within the metaphysics of quality. Some people have told me that my idea of quality is the same thing as God. However, I don't agree. I think that the idea of quality is a representative of the reality of the universe. Much like the Japanese concept of Zen. Religion can probably be called social-except for theological ideas, but where would that put a western omnipotent God? Above quality itself?
Anyway if anyone has any ideas please write back.
Thanks,
Jason Nelson
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