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>Jason, Rob, Ciona, and squad,
> According to my interpretation of Pirsig's proposal Dynamic Quality
is
>not something that we have to meditate on, or even think about. It
seems to
>me that it applies to the entire inorganic universe as well as all
life,
>sentient or non-sentient, within it. It is the directing force that
ensures
>that all possibilities are noticed and tried. It works equally for
people
>who have never heard of Pirsig as well as those on this squad. It does
not
>necessarily produce "truth" for sentient beings, it produces a trend
toward
>"truth" which, in turn, produces a trend toward a more ethical world
>society. This is the basis of Pirsig's "Many Truths" idea. that all
ethics
>including sentient ethics will exhibit a continual trend toward greater
>value and morality. Morality does not just apply to humans, it applies
to
>the entire living universe. All of the physical systems including the
>universe, Galaxies, Solar systems, and the Earth exhibit the properties
of
>living systems. It is becoming increasingly noticed that all of these
>systems maintain opposition to the flow of entropy toward complete
>randomness which is a property of life.
>
>"All life is a migration of static patterns of Quality toward Dynamic
>Quality," (P. 160)
>
>"Not just life, but everything, is an ethical activity. It is nothing
else"
>(P. 181).
>
The statement below is inherently Cosmotheist Ken. I will explain when I
have more time.
> Again, if we follow Pirsig's philosophy all life, including humanity,
as
>well as the functioning of the inorganic universe, is inescapably
embedded
>in the Quality function even if most of us are not aware of it.
Ken
>
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