From: Mari (mld2001@adelphia.net)
Date: Wed Feb 05 2003 - 04:01:38 GMT
Scott, Thanks for your feedback. And if i gave you or anyone else here the
impression that i don't see any value in the MoQdg i truly am sorry for that
because i do experience value in a number of ways. That said, i sometimes
think i hear the fiddle of the MoQ players as the world is about ready to
explode. Nothing wrong with a great discussion unless the house is on fire
while you're using your intellect to critique the way the firemen are using
their biology to save lives. i do not think that just because this is a
"discussion group" that something besides discussion couldn't possibly
evolve into "action" instead of words. But i've heard that argument before
right here on the MoQ board in fact. It's an interesting "pattern of value"
indeed!
We'll see where it all leads...
Thanks again for your feedback!
Mari
PS An "example" is on the drawing board.
Scott said:
I can't say I have much sympathy for your search for practicality, at least
for it to come about through this discussion group. For one thing I would be
most surprised to see something practical come out of any discussion group
(you know what they say about committees). But especially one like this
which exists to discuss Pirsig's metaphysics.
I am here because I like to discuss metaphysics, so the comment from a
lurker ('no one seems to care about "doing anything but argue and debate
around here"'), my response is: well, of course. There are other venues for
getting social things done. Now it could be that the discussion could go in
more constructive ways than just arguing, but, again, I wouldn't hold my
breath. After all, that would require that everyone agree with me first (and
so would each other participant put it).
But there is more to it than just my liking. That is that I am personally
convinced that one thing the MoQ "tells us to do" is to strengthen the
intellect, and I see discussing metaphysics (including anti-metaphysics) as
being good at that. Mathematics also works, but not in a discussion group.
So I would say that exactly what we are now doing is quite practical and
moral.
By the way, I do not mean to imply that you shouldn't be trying to do what
you are doing (though I am not sure what that is -- as you say, an example
might help), and doing that here. If you succeed, all power to you. I'm just
indicating why I am not jumping on the bandwagon.
- Scott
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