Re: MD MOQ: Involved or on the Sideline?

From: ian glendinning (psybertron@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Aug 11 2005 - 01:49:25 BST

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    Thanks Mark,

    But it doesn't deserve dignification with analysis.

    Anyone who equates a human or group of humans to be just "a biological
    pattern" needs his head (or his motives) examined.

    The difference between us is you see some value in spelling it out
    time after time. I see dismissive one-liners as less noisy - good
    luck.

    Ian

    On 8/11/05, Mark Steven Heyman <markheyman@infoproconsulting.com> wrote:
    > Ian, Horse... and all...
    >
    >
    > On 10 Aug 2005 at 8:35, Platt Holden wrote:
    >
    > Pirsig:
    > "Intellectuals must find biological behavior, no matter what its
    > ethnic connection, and limit or destroy destructive biological
    > patterns with complete moral ruthlessness, the way a doctor destroys
    > germs, before the biological patterns destroy civilization itself."
    >
    > Perhaps one or both of you can explain to me what is indecisive or
    > "subtle" about Pirsig's statement, "destroy with complete moral
    > ruthlessness."
    >
    > What's shameful is being in denial of what Pirsig affirms.
    >
    >
    > msh:
    > Ian, Horse, I just posted to the "Lila-24" thread an analysis of this
    > quote. You guys might be interested in following the discussion
    > there.
    >
    > I, for one, am really tired of seeing Pirsig's words, especially this
    > particular quote, being distorted and misconstrued in the manner
    > seen above, all in order to justify some perverted sense of "moral
    > action."
    >
    >
    > Mark Steven Heyman (msh)
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