From: Glenn Bradford (gmbbradford@netscape.net)
Date: Tue Dec 03 2002 - 12:20:44 GMT
"Erin N." <enoonan@kent.edu> wrote:
>PIRSIG:Even the idea of insanity as "possession by the
>>Devil" can be explained by the Metaphysics of Quality as a lower biological
>>pattern, "the Devil," trying to overcome a higher pattern of conformity to
>>cultural belief.
>
>ERIN: Eh Glenn, a couple of quotes marks can go a long way
>can't they? Let's not try and remove them so we can fit
>what Pirsig's says to what we believe.;-P
>Just wondering is there in the archives a
>comparison/contrast of Pirsig's "insanity" (looky
>at the quotes Glenn) and Lila's "insanity".
You say these "quotes marks can go a long way", and then don't
say why. How Pirsig of you. It seems to me that Pirsig is saying
the Devil is a biological pattern simply so he can win a point, a
point that is undeserved. He wants to use the moral taxonomy to
claim (with certitude) that belief in "possession by the Devil" is
immoral compared to cultural norms. To do this he must put "the
Devil" in a lower level. So he does. He provides no justification
for this. How is the Devil a biological pattern? How is "possession
by the Devil" a biological pattern? There are modern theories that
say insanity is biologically based, but these do not involve the
devil or contain notions that the insane are possessed by them.
Glenn
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