Hello everyone
David Buchanan wrote:
>
> Dan: I agree with the idea that we ought not limited our selves to any
> one book. I was making a totally different point about how much
> intellectual quality there can be in novels. That was the Russian
> scholar's point too. He was talking about the vast amounts of truth that
> can be found in fiction and so was I. If you honestly think I was
> picking literature over religion, selecting Dostoevsky over the bible,
> or otherwise suggesting some kind of limits, you definitely
> mis-understood what I was saying. BEWARE THE MAN OF ONE BOOK, even if
> that one book is Lila, right? DMB
Hi David
I didn't take you to be picking literature over religion; no
misunderstanding here. I was merely attempting to illustrate my own
point using your quote. We limit ourselves whether we realize it or not.
Your argument is intended to bolster Pirsig's fictional writings yet
they are what they are. To each of us. Not because of truth, but
Quality! Your old Russian scholar is showing his underwear!
Dan
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