From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Sun Apr 03 2005 - 21:29:08 BST
Erin:
> ERIN: You forgot the main word---INVOLUNTARY. It's not a mere detail.
> I've read of the benefits of shock-therapy and I believe they may be true,
> I just can't get past that i-word to agree with your assessment. You
> know after Sept 11 I think it was the poster davewave?? that said they
> will just build something bigger and better (something along that lines).
> I didn't interpret it as a validation what had been done. I think having
> eating right also helps contribute to a valuable state of existence but I
> don' t like the idea of being forced put on a forced diet. You may have
> interpreted Pirsig correctly but the main reason that I didn't get that
> positive interpretion you imply (despite agreeing to the above assertion)
> is in ZAMM afterword page 425 " The success of ZAMM seems the result of
> this culture-bearing phenomenon. The involuntary shock treatment described
> here is against the law today. It is a violation of human liberty. The
> culture has changed."
>
> First you want to control music and now your advocating involuntary shock
> treatments, your scaring me Platt ..just kidding
Yes, I did overlook "involuntary." Thanks for pointing that out. I don't
advocate involuntary shock treatments nor do I want to control music even
if some if it sounds like the composers and players could use some
compassionate lobotomies -- just kidding.
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