Re: MD Is the MoQ still in the Kantosphere?

From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Tue Jan 04 2005 - 04:37:24 GMT

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    ham to ian:
    Since you specifically asked me not to offer standard 'dictionary'
    definitions, I assume you want to know my personal usage of these
    terms. Let me preface my response by stating that, while I may be
    considered a "Deistic Absolutist", I do not consider myself a Theist,
    even though I am neither an Atheist nor anti-theistic.

    msh says:
    Please explain the term "Deistic Absolutist."

    ham:
    To me, Theism (often prefixed by mono-, poly-. or pan-) is belief in
    the existence of one or more supernatural entities which have
    "beingness" in common. In my lexicon, that makes God an 'existent',
    which I deny.

    msh says:
    Please explain the term "existent." What do you mean when you say
    God is not an existent?

    ham:
    ...several here have offered me the "Quality=Everything"
    equation (initially formulated, I believe, by Mr. Pirsig) in
    attempting to postulate the (non-existent) MoQ ontology.

    msh says:
    The MOQ ontology is quite specific. In what way does the MOQ fail to
    define its objects, concepts and other entities, and the
    relationships that hold among them? Please provide quotes that you
    find inadequate.

    ham:
    The problem with Pantheism, both in Eastern philosophy and the MoQ,
    is that there is no accounting for differentiation in the world.

    msh says:
    Please explain what you mean by "differentiation in the world" and
    how your philosophy accounts for it and the MOQ does not.

    ham:
    The cardinal principle of my Philosophy of Essence is that the
    Absolute is immutable; that is, there is a "clean break" between the
    Oneness of Essence and the differentiated world of existence.

    msh asks:
    Then, according to your philosophy, how is the "differentiated world
    of existence" related to the unchanging "Absolute" and "Oneness of
    Essence."

    Thanks,
    Mark Steven Heyman (msh)
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