Jon:
Would it be too much to ask where you got the idea that helping
others “in need” throughout the world is high quality? From religion?
>From teachers? From your feelings?
I don’t find much in the MOQ to support your view that it’s immoral
to “sit back and enjoy life when so many people in the world are
suffering and dying.”
In fact, doesn’t Pirsig’s solitary trip down the Hudson in a
comfortable yacht, thereby “choosing not to participate,” belie your
definition of “humanity’s biggest problem,” at least in MOQ terms?
In light of Pirsig’s assertion that “If you eliminate suffering from the
world you eliminate life,” I’d be interested in your opinion of the
MOQ has a moral guide. It would seem that you and Pirsig are
deeply at odds.
The moral code of the MOQ is built on a rational structure. I’m
curious to know what your moral code of sacrifice is built on.
Platt
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