Re: MD Theism, Non-Theism, Anti-Theism, Nihilism

From: Erin (macavity11@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Jul 14 2005 - 22:15:22 BST

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    The Chairman, and the dialecticians, are unable to see this. Phaedrus, the
    rhetoritician and Sophist, is able to see this. This leads directly to the
    rhetorical "knock-down" of "All this is just an analogy".

    Above the doors to every church, every synagogue, every mosque, every
    university, every museum, should hang these words: "All this is just an
    analogy". If THAT were understood, we'd be well on our way to true
    MOQ-progress.

    Arlo

    PS: Pirsig reveals his semiotic inclinations when he says of the analogies:
    "These fill the collective consciousness of all communicating mankind.
    Every last bit of it." Indeed, I couldn't think of a more terse definition
    in I had to. Nor could one find a better starting point for examining the
    "invisible coercive" force of considering these analogues to be "truth".

     

    I am having trouble reconciling this side of Pirsig (which I like) with his accusation of "willingness to believe in falsehoods." What does willingness to believe in falsehoods mean exactly if "All this is just an analogy".

    P.S. I would take out the pejorative word "just" (for reasons Pirsig talks about what adding just does).

    P.P.S and let's add science laboratory to where the sign would hang ;- P

    Erin

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